outnumber

[out-nuhm-ber] / ˌaʊtˈnʌm bər /

VERB

exceed in quantity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exceed

STRONG

outman outstrip overcount surmount surpass

WEAK

beat best eclipse lead outdo outpace outshine override pass swamp top transcend

Example Sentences

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New highs continue to outnumber new lows on the New York Stock Exchange, so this indicator remains bullish.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

“A move below that level would mark the first time since the pandemic recovery that job seekers outnumber available positions.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Deaths are projected to outnumber births by nearly half a million people in that 10-year period.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Florida lost one driver of population growth when deaths began to outnumber births in the state in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Instead, highly productive agriculture enabled a modest number of immigrant rice farmers to reproduce much faster than Jomon hunter-gatherers and eventually to outnumber them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond