outmuscle

Beat through strength

To outmuscle is to overpower through superior physical strength or force.

Athletes outmuscle opponents for position; corporations outmuscle smaller competitors through sheer resources.

He outmuscled the defender to grab the rebound.

The word implies prevailing not through skill or strategy but through raw power.

competition

outplay

Defeat through superior performance

surpass · triumph · prevail · vanquish · best · conquer · eclipse · outshine · overshadow · overpower

physical

overpower

Defeat by superior force

brute · wrestle · grapple · subdue · pin · restrain · manhandle · strongarm · might · brawny

strategy

outwit

Beat through superior cunning

leverage · pressure · squeeze out · undercut · strongarm · force out · push aside · crowd out · displace · supplant

business

acquire

Gain possession of

market share · consolidate · undercut · squeeze out · corner · leverage · hostile · corporate · competitor · resources

Opposites
physical dominance

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Yield to pressure

yield · submit · capitulate · crumble · fold

method of prevailing

outmuscleoutwit

Beat through superior cunning

outthink · outsmart · outmaneuver · outfox · finesse

Family

outmuscled, outmuscles

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G