ONE-UPPING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

one-upping

verb

present participle of one-up

as in outrunning

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

losing (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-upping

Verb

But if guidelines treat each new indication with a multiyear review, the new therapies will keep outrunning the recommendations.

— Karen E. Knudsen, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026
But Collins, who is running for a sixth term, has a history of surviving tough reelection battles and outrunning other Republicans.

— Taurean Small, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of outrunning

Verb

Many of these employees have been buying homes, often outdoing rival buyers by offering well above the asking price, real estate agents say.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
View gallery - 3 images IBM has developed the blueprint for producing a processor using sub-1-nanometer (nm) chip technology, outdoing its own efforts to increase efficiency and processing power with 2-nm tech from a few years ago.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026

Definition of outdoing

Verb

Maybe Cowboy Space is striking while the iron is hot as the space industry frets over demand for launch outpacing supply.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
The cost of this care, which includes nursing homes and adult day services, can be exorbitant, with increases outpacing inflation, and can crop up at unexpected times.

— David Chavern, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of outpacing

Verb

Winter plays Hogan Young, the charming, cocky and ambitious son of the Vice President, who has every intention of following his father into politics — and ultimately surpassing him.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Stokes finished with three blocks and now has a WNBA Finals record of 14 in the four games, surpassing the old record of 12 by Brittney Griner and Sylvia Fowles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of surpassing

Verb

James set a record last year by suiting up for his 23rd NBA season, topping Vince Carter’s longevity record.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Japan and Korea were the leading source for Netflix acquisitions, with German and Japanese content topping Disney+’s list.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of topping

Verb

The costume designers also got a kick out of the film and their creation transcending into the mainstream.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Shelley’s novel continues to influence conversations around deeply human topics, transcending time to produce literary and philosophical dialogue.

— Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of transcending

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