Synonyms of excelled

excelled

verb

past tense of excel

as in surpassed

to be greater, better, or stronger than

the special effects in this new sci-fi extravaganza excel any that we've seen previously

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excelled

Mike Caliendo Before focusing solely on football, Mike Caliendo excelled in another sport that required plenty of power. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Last season, James excelled as the Lakers’ third option behind Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves as a screensetter, floor spacer and occasional facilitator. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

That said, open-weight models—which China has excelled at developing—are free to download and use, creating pressure on closed-source models that force users to go through top AI providers such as OpenAI for access. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 July 2026

Selleck attended high school in nearby Van Nuys and excelled in athletics, especially basketball. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Yet for all that Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham excelled, none could carry his side to glory. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 July 2026

Is a ‘good’ World Cup for a club one in which their players excelled, so can potentially take their summer form into the new domestic season? — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Subsequently, the selection was narrowed down to include only those companies that not only excelled financially but also demonstrated significant industry impact within their specific categories. — Time Staff, Time, 22 July 2026

Anthropic, the company behind the AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, said the offering excelled at identifying weaknesses and security vulnerabilities within software. — Matt Peterson,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 July 2026