outmatched en · ADJ
Meanings
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Overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances (either animate or inanimate), so as to be facing likely defeat or to have already been defeated.
Near-synonyms: outgunned, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head
The company's executives mistakenly assumed that they could have a 20-person team cover the work of a 40-person team, causing the staff to be wholly outmatched and thus leading to missed quality defects.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most outmatched | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more outmatched | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
out of one's depth · outgunned · over one's head · in too deep
Translations (7)
es no poder contra (overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances) · es aventajado (overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances) · es sobrepasado (overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances) · es superado (overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances) · es sobreexcedido (overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances) · es en inferioridad (overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances) · es sobrepujado (overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances)