to outfight

Examples

• All

• Your puny schooner may outrun 'em, but it can't outfight a warship.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The day those guys can outfight us by a 10-to-one margin...

  Battlestar Galactica (1978)

• Certainly, a man who can outfight me.

  Fiction book (2001)

• to out maneuver, to outfight the enemy.

  Evan Carmichael

• To win, we need not outnumber the loyal federalists; we need only outnumber and outfight those willing to oppose us.

  Blog text (30)

• Well, you admit that you can outdrink... outfight, outshoot, out jump... out luck, outride any man born of woman, don't you?

  Bite the Bullet (1975)

• I got Ward winning this by decision. I think Chad Dawson and his team are going to be surprised by what Ward can do in that ring. They are going to be surprised how strong he is, how tough he is, how crafty he is in that ring, and smart. I think Ward is going to outfight Chad and outhustle him. Chad is going to land a few shots on Ward, a few jabs on him.

  Blog text (5)

• Eventually, gangs of "ruffians" composed of unemployed boys and men roamed the streets of Port of Spain playing the evolving instruments, where they fought with their fists, their music, and their instruments as each band tried to outfight and outplay the others.

  Academic text (2008)

• He trained every day so he could outfight his rival in the championship match.

• Despite their size disadvantage, the smaller fighter managed to outfight his opponent with speed and agility.

Synonyms

B

to beat out

vsto outfight

49 3.8

Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize

involves clear superior fighting rather than a narrow advantage

W

to whup

vsto outfight

• Informal

33 8.6

To beat someone easily in a game or fight

does so specifically by fighting better than the opponent

O

to outplay

vsto outfight

14 4.2

Do better than and beat an opponent in a game

does this specifically by superior combat and physical fighting

T

to trounce

vsto outfight

14 7.5

To beat an opponent by a large amount in a game or contest

wins by superior fighting skill rather than only by large margin

K

to kick-ass

vsto outfight

• Offensive

11 8.7

To beat someone by a large amount in a contest or game

is expressed neutrally and focuses on actual fighting skill

Antonyms

L

to lose

∞ 1.0

Fail to win a game or contest

O

outclassed

6.1

Clearly worse than someone who is much better at the activity

How Effective

to overpower

33 3.8

to defeat

932 2.1

to outfight

1 7.2

struggle

466 3.2

to lose

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology