outnumber

[out-nuhm-ber]

verb (used with object)

1. to exceed in number. number.

outnumber

/ ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə /

verb

1. (tr) to exceed in number

Word History and Origins

Origin of outnumber¹

First recorded in 1660–70; out- + number

Example Sentences

With more than 12,000 species, they outnumber birds and mammals.

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They are outnumbering Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicles in key sections of the front, while using improved tactics that are testing Ukraine’s ability to keep its front-line defenders supplied.

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Below the domes and spires of a colonial metropolis, a discernible transfer of power is evident, as khadi-clad Congress volunteers outnumber pith-helmeted policemen and army soldiers.

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“Tough, tiny, starving and stressed out,” microbes survive and thrive to outnumber the stars in the universe—and can live for thousands, perhaps millions of years.

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In Fidelity’s universe of 52 million retirement accounts, men outnumber women by a factor of two to one, he said.

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Related Words

• exceed