outnumbering
Surpassing in quantity
Outnumbering means exceeding in number.
Forces outnumbering their opponents have a numerical advantage: Despite outnumbering the defenders three to one, the attackers couldn't breach the walls.
The word implies a comparison where one side has more: Protesters outnumbering police filled the square.
Very large number
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- massesBulk or populace
- legionGreat number, or soldiers
- throngDense pressing crowd
crowd · overwhelming · majority · surplus · excess · disproportion · imbalance · ratio
Favorable position or circumstance
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- preponderanceSuperiority in weight or number
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
edge · leverage · hegemony · predominance · overpower · control · authority · command
Pest takeover situation
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
teeming · swarming · flood · deluge · inundate · engulf · overwhelm · descend
Side of body
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
- reservesResources held back
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
troops · forces · garrison · contingent · manpower · strength · deployment · siege
multitude
Very large number
throng · crowd · overwhelming · majority · surplus · excess · disproportion · imbalance · ratio · margin
advantage
Favorable position or circumstance
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- preponderanceSuperiority in weight or number
ascendancy · edge · leverage · hegemony · predominance · overpower · control · authority · command · mastery
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- invasionForcible entry into territory
overrun · teeming · swarming · flood · deluge · inundate · engulf · overwhelm · descend · converge
flank
Side of body
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
- reservesResources held back
- battalionMid-sized military unit
regiment · troops · forces · garrison · contingent · manpower · strength · deployment · siege · encirclement
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
number, numbers, numerous, numbered, numerical, enumerate, innumerable, enumeration, numeric