ONE-UPPING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

one-upping

verb

present participle of one-up

as in outrunning

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Relevance

Dissimilar Words

losing (to)

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Verb

My own read, after two years of watching vendor roadmaps slip and then compress again, is that the hardware is still outrunning the software.

— Dax Grant, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The stock jumped another 8% in late July after second-quarter earnings beat estimates, outrunning Salesforce and Workday in the same rally.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 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

Over Buffett’s tenure, Berkshire’s market value grew by an average annual rate of 19%, greatly outpacing the broader market.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
In a frothier market a few years ago, some emerging artists achieved astronomical auction highs, far outpacing their primary market prices.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of outpacing

Verb

Coach Marcus Freeman broke the Notre Dame record for consecutive double-digit victories, exceeding the 12 by Knute Rockne from 1921-22.

— Curt Rallo, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
On its first day, more than 300 products went on sale simultaneously, with sales exceeding 10 million renminbi within one minute.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of exceeding

Verb

Wittels Wachs serves as an executive producer across Lemonada’s slate of chart-topping podcasts, including Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, which was named Apple’s Best Podcast of the Year in 2023.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
During its session with analysts and investors at Dreamforce, Salesforce issued a revenue forecast for fiscal 2030 of over $63 billion, topping analysts' estimates.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of topping

Verb

He was also convicted of engaging in an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and providing material support to terrorists.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Ralph Lauren's two-decade partnership with Wimbledon exemplifies sophisticated luxury marketing, transcending mere sponsorship.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of transcending

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