outcompeted

verb

Definition of outcompetednext
past tense of outcompete
as in defeated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeted
  1. outperformed
  2. conquered
  3. trounced
  4. mastered
  5. subdued
Verb
  • When working alone, humans outperformed ants by a wide margin, using strategic planning to complete the task efficiently.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2024
  • While the broader group outperformed the market, there was still bifurcation, according to equity analysts led by Meta Marshall.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of outperformed
Verb
  • Scarlett Johansson has conquered the superhero franchise, been nominated for several prestigious awards and years ago made her way into Saturday Night Live’s prestigious Five-Timers Club.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
  • By contrast, Xinjiang was conquered in the mid-18th century by the Qing dynasty (around the same time the British were marching on India) and then claimed by the current People’s Republic of China after its formation in 1949.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of conquered
Verb
  • Neophyte candidates who survive this process and make it to the ballot are often so drained of time, energy and money that they are trounced at the polls.
    Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The opposition trounced Yoon’s ruling party in national elections in April.
    Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of trounced
Verb
  • And Valverde has mastered this facet of the game, with five of his six goals this season coming from shots from outside the penalty area — the most by any player in Europe’s top five domestic leagues.
    Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Things happened—or didn’t happen—depending on who had the ear of the president at any moment and who had mastered the dark arts of bureaucratic warfare.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of mastered
Verb
  • Officers subdued her, handcuffed her and called fire rescue.
    Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The ceremony, traditionally celebratory, was subdued as protesters gathered outside the Capitol in San Juan.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of subdued
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