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

The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio is structured to manage this type of volatility, consistently outperforming its benchmark with returns over 105% since its inception. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Rising inflation and gas prices may weigh on consumers over the next few months, but TJX should outperform the rest of retail and gain market share by catering to value seekers. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 May 2026

Silver can outperform gold during bullish metals cycles Silver more than doubled in price between March and August 2020. —Sharon Wu, USA Today, 14 May 2026

In 2019, the broadcast outperformed all English-language networks in that demographic during its time slot. —Bynick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 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