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Synonyms & Antonyms of one-up
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for one-up
- beat,
- better,
- eclipse,
- exceed,
- excel,
- outclass,
- outdistance,
- outdo,
- outgun,
- outmatch,
- outshine,
- outstrip,
- overtop,
- surpass,
- top,
- tower (over),
- transcend
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A Countdown of Words with Numbers 10-1
A Countdown of Words with Numbers 10-1
From 'hang ten' to 'one-horse town'
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24 Feb 2020
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“One-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-up. Accessed 6 Apr. 2020.
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The first known use of one-up was in 1919
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