outcompeted

verb

past tense of outcompete
as in defeated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeted
  1. defeated
  2. outperformed
  3. conquered
  4. routed
  5. trounced
  6. clobbered
  7. bested
  8. overcame
Verb
  • Within years, the iconoclastic comic was a weary and defeated man — broke, baggy-eyed, and prematurely old.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Alaves defeated 10-man Getafe 3-0 and Sevilla rallied to beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of defeated
Verb
  • Since the start of 2025 — and despite both the tariff shock and an energy supply crisis, Europe's Stoxx has outperformed the S&P 500.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • While the starters had a respectable showing against Washington’s backups, Miami’s backups bled out for most of Friday night’s game, which followed a scrimmage where the Dolphins’ offense and defense were outperformed by the Commanders.
    — Omar Kelly August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of outperformed
Verb
  • By contrast, when the Russians conquered Polatsk, in modern Belarus, in 1563, Ivan reportedly ordered the drowning of all Jews who refused to convert to Christianity.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Art of Loving conquered the rankings for a month, while Messy peaked in second place on both rundowns.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of conquered
Verb
  • Two days ago, the Avalanche routed Ottawa 8-2 in Ball Arena.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The agency's 10-year reorganization plan includes an overhaul of its regional transportation system, reducing the number of USPS vehicle trips for transporting mail from post offices to processing plants, where mail is postmarked, sorted and routed.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of routed
Verb
  • Inter Miami, which won the tournament in 2023 shortly after Messi’s arrival, reached the final again last year but was trounced 3-0 by the Seattle Sounders in front of a sellout crowd of 69,314.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Yet Milwaukee had the best record in baseball last year, and they still got trounced by the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of trounced
Verb
  • The Red Sox absolutely clobbered the Diamondbacks last night, 11-1, at Fenway Park.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On the very first pitch of the night, the San Diego Padres star clobbered a Zac Thornton fastball 452 feet into the left-field stands while many Mets fans were still settling into their seats.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of clobbered
Verb
  • Wilson and Cothiere bested some qualified competition on the ballot.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Osceola Board of County Commissioners, District 4 Downey bested two fellow Democrats in the county commission race, while Shroyer defeated a rival Republican.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of bested
Verb
  • Wahab overcame late intervention from the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, which spent millions of dollars on ads to try to defeat her and boost opponent Melissa Hernandez.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Through a highly coordinated grassroots campaign, Nixon overcame a $15-million fundraising deficit against Vindman in a state where affordability, high property insurance costs and public infrastructure strain were top concerns for many voters.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of overcame
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