outflanked
past simple and past participle ofoutflank
outflank
verb[T]
uk/ˌaʊtˈflæŋk/us/ˌaʊtˈflæŋk/tomoveforwardpast anenemypositioninordertoattackit from thesideor from the back
to dobetterthan anopponentbywinninganadvantageover him or her:
Thegovernmenthas outflanked theoppositionbycuttingtaxes.
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- swoop
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Surpassing in quality or number
Examplesofoutflanked
outflanked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
But these compromises can beoutflankedby immigration laws.
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Moreover, the mere presence of anti-immigrant parties can push mainstream parties towards a tougher line on immigration for fear of beingoutflanked.
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Western intellectuals in the critical social sciences feel embattled andoutflankedon these two sides.
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Finally, at the level of high politics, the relative dominance of a large social democratic party stood out,outflankedon the left by smaller radical and green parties.
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We are beingoutflankedin that area where we might have been to the fore.
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Fortunately, the go-ahead, thoughtful professionals recognise the need for change, and the professional associations are finding themselves either increasingly co-operative or increasinglyoutflanked.
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He has never beenoutflankedon the left before.
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But the suggestion that we are beingoutflankedby heavy subsidisation throughout the world is wrong.
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It was a paper pact, a paper curtain, which could beoutflanked, jumped over and torn through.
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How pleasant to beoutflanked, and how unfamiliar!
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On the contrary, the position can easily beoutflanked.
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Now the judges have once againoutflankedthe statutory shield by the development of the tort of intimidation.
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By then we shall have beenoutflanked, and will be without a chance of bidding for the contracts, some of which are said to be worth $800 million.
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This formation would protect his forces from beingoutflanked, but at the cost of mobility.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He wasoutflankedand surrounded, and was forced to form his troops into a great circle.
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- continued research
- continued resistance
- continued rise in
- continued strength
- continued success
- continued support
- continued survival
- continued uncertainty
- considerable potential
- considerable power
- considerable praise
- considerable pressure
- considerable profit
- considerable progress
- considerable promise
- considerable proportion
- considerable publicity
- considerable quantity
- considerable reduction
- considerable relevance
- considerable reluctance
- considerable reputation
- considerable research
- considerable resentment
- considerable resistance