outgunned

1. participlepastpast participle of outgun

comparative more outgunned · superlative most outgunned

1. literalHaving insufficient guns compared to the enemy.

   The fighters were hugely outgunned by the regular army.

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   The opposite is true, said Dulcie Flaherty, executive director of the Montgomery County Lands Trust: "We are very outgunned. We need to have funding […]

   2002 February 17, “Environmentalists warn cutbacks could devastate programs, Funds are needed from every government level, not just from municipalities and private donations, conservationists say”, in Philadelphia Inquirer

   They greatly extended the battlefield and made the 6-pounder even more outgunned in action.

   2003, Philip R. N. Katcher, The Army of Northern Virginia: Lee's army in the American Civil War, page 50

   Cockrell's men, becoming more outgunned with every passing minute, finally retreated back over the ridge and re-formed, supported by a Mississippi regiment.

   2004, Michael B. Ballard, Vicksburg: the campaign that opened the Mississippi, page 239

2. figurativelyUp against formidable adverse circumstances or (especially) adversarial forces.

   Near-synonyms: outmatched, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head

   Synonyms: outmatched, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head