Synonyms of eclipsed

eclipsed

verb

past tense of eclipse

as in surpassed

to be greater, better, or stronger than

the brilliant young pianist now eclipsed even his own mentor in musical artistry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surpassed
• exceeded
• topped
• transcended
• outstripped
• outshone
• excelled
• outdistanced
• outdid
• bettered
• beat
• outclassed
• overshadowed
• overtopped
• outmatched
• outgunned
• overcame
• towered (over)
• mastered
• defeated
• went one better
• outpaced
• outweighed
• outran
• conquered
• outperformed
• bested
• trumped
• overpassed
• trounced
• subdued
• surmounted
• ran circles around
• clobbered
• crushed
• routed
• prevailed (over)
• licked
• one-upped
• won (against)
• outraced
• shamed
• trimmed
• thrashed
• whipped
• walloped
• triumphed (over)
• outcompeted
• overmatched
• drubbed
• worsted
• outbalanced
• skunked
• overbore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eclipsed

The streamer slightly eclipsed both internal and external profitability expectations, but missed the mark a bit in terms of revenue. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

The mundane details of October 1, 1893, were mostly forgotten in the storytelling, eclipsed by the doomful storm, except that the weather was decidedly unstrange. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Our team reports that as people emerge from the life-or-death struggle for survival, which eclipsed all thought and numbed sensations, their trauma is transforming into a stunned grief. — James Gordon, Time, 14 July 2026

When numbers get large enough, those lower-level operations cease to matter, entirely eclipsed by the more intensive operations involved. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

The speech-to-text or text-to-speech vendor that’s best today may be eclipsed in months, and large language models are now reshaping the bot layer itself. — Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

American Pie shot Reid straight to stardom, and her personal life soon eclipsed her professional one. — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026

On Wednesday in the southern state of Chiapas, which has been eclipsed by violent cartel power struggles in recent years, eight bodies were found in a pile with cartel messages. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

His appearance eclipsed the game itself, which ended with the Knicks’ only loss of the Finals. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 July 2026