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present participle of one-up
Synonyms & Antonyms of one-upping
as in outpacing, outrunning
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for one-upping
- beating,
- bettering,
- eclipsing,
- exceeding,
- excelling,
- outclassing,
- outdistancing,
- outdoing,
- outgunning,
- outmatching,
- outshining,
- outstripping,
- overtopping,
- surpassing,
- topping,
- towering (over),
- transcending
- 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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“One-upping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-upping. Accessed 18 May. 2021.
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