outfight

verb

out·​fight ˌau̇t-ˈfīt 

outfought ˌau̇t-ˈfȯt  ; outfighting

transitive verb

: to outdo or surpass in fighting or competing : to fight or compete harder or more skillfully than

The southpaw went down from a counter left hook to the chin in the fifth … but appeared to outhustle and outfight Bujaj most of the way.

—Bob Velin

… Minnesota's pedestrian DBs [=defensive backs] could not outfight Penn State's big receivers.

—David Jones

Examples of outfight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along with being a good guy, there are few Avengers who could outfight him. —David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025

Four months ago, Artur Beterbiev won the undisputed light heavyweight championship by outfighting the undefeated Dmitry Bivol and taking a majority decision. —Josh Katzowitz, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Back then, Chelsea lost 4-1 rather than 3-0, but most of the same ingredients were there, with Chelsea outfought, outthought and outplayed. —Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025

In the Orange Bowl, the Sooners outfought No. 5 Michigan 14-6. —Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025

While Edwards missed weight by an eye-popping three pounds, Vidal was outfought in every aspect of the sport. —Brian Mazique, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024

Boxers have to learn how to outfight, outscore and outlast their opponents in the ring. —Arturo Conde, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024

Players are trapped in a dark carnival and have to figure out a way to outwit, outfight or outlast the things in charge to escape. —Rob Wieland, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

On the verge of falling to 0-3 and having just a 2% chance of eventually making the playoffs, the Rams outfought a tough Niners defense, outshined a nifty Niners quarterback, and outplayed the Niners with a late 13-0 run to steal a 27-24 victory with two perfect endings. —Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outfight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

outfight

verb

out·​fight

(ˈ)au̇t-ˈfīt

outfought

-ˈfȯt

; outfighting

: to fight better than : defeat