outperform

verb

out·​per·​form ˌau̇t-pər-ˈfȯrm 

ˌau̇t-pə-

outperformed; outperforming; outperforms

transitive verb

: to perform better than

Today a kid who flips burgers can save enough money to buy a motorcycle that will outperform all but a couple of pricey sports cars.

—James R. Petersen

Examples of outperform in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

India’s main stock index last month outperformed other emerging markets by the most since November, and foreign outflows hit a four-month low. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 July 2026

Already, researchers have built prediction models that outperform goalies at identifying the direction of penalty kicks. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026

Both public school districts continue to outperform the state of Florida average testing marks for most academic subject and skill tests. — Austin Horn july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

In that stretch, the stock has significantly outperformed the XRT’s 28% return. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outperform

• chloroform
• coliform
• cribriform
• cruciform
• filiform
• fusiform
• isoform
• microform
• multiform
• piriform
• plexiform
• pyriform