outmanned
6
7.0
- adjective
- /aʊtˈmænd/
- The small team felt outmanned against the larger group of competitors.
- outmanned and outgunned
Examples
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Of course, for the Confederacy, they were outmanned, outnumbered, they had lesser resources, etcetera.
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May I point out that you're outmanned, outmaneuvered... ...and, in a moment, outfought?
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You are outmanned and outgunned.
Blog text (3) -
You are outmanned and outgunned, you dirty dog bastards.
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One, I'm outmanned...
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He is stationed on Fort Street and once told me, "We are outmanned, outgunned, and out of our minds."
Blog text (27) -
The first thing the jurors see is that I'm outmanned, outgunned, and obviously underfunded.
Fiction book (1995) -
-♪ Outmanned ♪ -What?
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You're outmanned and outgunned.
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Indeed, as the outmanned and outgunned Confederacy fought against an opponent more willing to bring the destructive forces of war to the southern populace, military service became an inherent duty for fit and able white men.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
5
5.6
There are not enough people to do the work properly
1
5.5
Does not have enough people or resources to work properly
How Manned
33
3.8
6
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word outmanned comes from out- meaning 'more than' and man as used in manned, meaning 'person' or 'soldier'. So to be outmanned is to have fewer people than the other side, like being 'outnumbered', which is why you are at a disadvantage.