outnumbers
Beats in quantity
Outnumbers means to exceed in number.
One group outnumbers another when it has more members: Protesters outnumbered police at the rally.
The word often appears in military or competitive contexts where numerical advantage matters: The invading army outnumbered defenders three to one.
Goes past a boundary
- surpassesExceeds in quality
- outweighsExceeds in importance
- pluralityLargest share among several
- preponderanceSuperiority in weight or number
bulk · multitude · majority · greater · lion's share · ratio · disparity · imbalance
Overcomes or bests
- beatsPulses or defeats
- bestsDefeats or surpasses
- topsUppermost parts or garments
- dominatesExerts supreme control
overpowers · outmatches · outclasses · opponent · adversary · underdog · rivalry · matchup
Gathers in vast numbers
- floodsOverflowing onto dry land
- inundatesOverwhelms with quantity
- engulfsSwallows up completely
- overrunsSurpasses set limits
overwhelms · deluge · invasion · infests · overtakes · saturates · proliferates · multiplies
Having fewer personnel
- outgunnedInferior in armament
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
- overrunsSurpasses set limits
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
flanks · besieges · encircles · routs · deploys · battalions · troops · regiment
exceeds
Goes past a boundary
preponderance · bulk · multitude · majority · greater · lion's share · ratio · disparity · imbalance · margin
defeats
Overcomes or bests
dominates · overpowers · outmatches · outclasses · opponent · adversary · underdog · rivalry · matchup · showdown
swarms
Gathers in vast numbers
overruns · overwhelms · deluge · invasion · infests · overtakes · saturates · proliferates · multiplies · breeds
outmanned
Having fewer personnel
- outgunnedInferior in armament
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
- overrunsSurpasses set limits
reinforcements · flanks · besieges · encircles · routs · deploys · battalions · troops · regiment · garrison