outpowered
Lost the contest
Outpowered means overcome or surpassed in power or strength.
The term appears most often in gaming and sports contexts, where one competitor simply has more raw capability than another: We were completely outpowered in the second half.
To be outpowered suggests defeat through sheer force rather than strategy or skill.
Beaten by superior competition
- outgunnedInferior in armament
- overshadowedSurpassed and diminished
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- outplayedDefeated through better play
outflanked · outdone · eclipsed · trumped · outpaced · outstripped · outperformed · outshone
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- subduedReduced in intensity
- crushedCompressed into fragments
bested · beaten · overwhelmed · routed · decimated · annihilated · obliterated · trampled
Diminished in force
- lesserLower in degree
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- overmatchedFacing a superior opponent
disadvantaged · outgunned · overwhelmed · helpless · defenseless · vulnerable · feeble · puny
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
flooded · deluged · overburdened · overstretched · overloaded · bombarded · saturated · drowning
outclassed
Beaten by superior competition
- outgunnedInferior in armament
- overshadowedSurpassed and diminished
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
outplayed · outflanked · outdone · eclipsed · trumped · outpaced · outstripped · outperformed · outshone · upstaged
vanquished
Defeated completely
crushed · bested · beaten · overwhelmed · routed · decimated · annihilated · obliterated · trampled · suppressed
weaker
Diminished in force
- lesserLower in degree
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- subordinateOne lower in rank
overmatched · disadvantaged · outgunned · overwhelmed · helpless · defenseless · vulnerable · feeble · puny · inadequate
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
besieged · flooded · deluged · overburdened · overstretched · overloaded · bombarded · saturated · drowning · buried
outpowereddominant
Having superior influence
overpowering · victorious · triumphant · outpowering · prevailing
outpoweredoverpowered
Excessively dominant or conquered
dominated · outmatched · overwhelmed · conquered · vanquished