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 researchers reported that EpiPad outperformed the other two approaches in both error rate and efficiency. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

Other retailers have since jumped on board, with Singles Day now outperforming Black Friday, Christmas and Amazon Prime Day in most parts of Asia. — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

The five-year lookback period is one of the few time spans shy of 25 years over which the Nasdaq Composite has not outperformed the S&P 500. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

In my experience, campaigns built around a genuine human story have consistently outperformed those built around product features alone. — Kylie Slavik, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 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