Entry Word: surpass

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to be greater, better, or stronger than <she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did>

Synonyms beat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overtop, top, transcend

Related Words exceed, outpace, outrun, overpass; best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), rout, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip, win (against), worst; outweigh, overbear, overshadow

Phrases go one better

Near Antonyms lose (to)

2 to go beyond the limit of <the sales of the bandʼs newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its two earlier discs> — see exceed