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In some senses, outgunned is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
outgunned
adj 2
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5ADJ.
regular
VERB + OUTGUNNED
outnumbered
OUTGUNNED + NOUN
action, squad
PREP.
in
ADV.
hugely
Definitions
adj
1
Having insufficient guns compared to the enemy.
The fighters were hugely outgunned by the regular army.
The opposite is true, said Dulcie Flaherty, executive director of the Montgomery County Lands Trust: "We are very outgunned. We need to have funding […]
2
Up against formidable adverse circumstances or (especially) adversarial forces.
Near-synonyms: outmatched, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head
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The fighters were hugely outgunned by the regular army.
Wiktionary02
The opposite is true, said Dulcie Flaherty, executive director of the Montgomery County Lands Trust: "We are very outgunned. We need to have funding […]
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They greatly extended the battlefield and made the 6-pounder even more outgunned in action.
Wiktionary04
Outnumbered and outgunned, the squad was forced to call in an airstrike.
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