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present participle of excel
Synonyms & Antonyms of excelling
to be greater, better, or stronger than
- the special effects in this new sci-fi extravaganza excel any that we've seen previously
Synonyms for excelling
Words Related to excelling
- besting,
- clobbering,
- conquering,
- crushing,
- defeating,
- drubbing,
- licking,
- mastering,
- outcompeting,
- outperforming,
- overcoming,
- overmatching,
- prevailing (over),
- routing,
- shaming,
- skunking,
- subduing,
- surmounting,
- thrashing,
- trimming,
- triumphing (over),
- trouncing,
- walloping,
- whipping,
- winning (against),
- worsting
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“Excelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excelling. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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