ONE-UPPING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

one-upping

verb

present participle of one-up

as in outrunning

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Dissimilar Words

losing (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-upping

Verb

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
To wit, an investor who was in at the start would be down $65,530 on a price basis on a $100,000 investment, as of this writing, from the IPO date, but would have collected about $75,000 from dividends, just barely outrunning the loss on price.

— Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of outrunning

Verb

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
As rumors have flown about this relentless Sacramento parking enforcement officer, Nakamura has quietly patrolled the streets, outdoing himself.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of outdoing

Verb

Shift toward utility-scale plants The current submissions represent a shift toward utility-scale plants exceeding 100 megawatts on single bodies of water.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
The Big Island could see 5 to 10 inches of rain, with isolated amounts exceeding a foot, while Maui might get up to 3 inches.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceeding

Verb

Here, in a sleepy suburb just outside the city along the banks of the River Avon, Jackson is in the process of running his 81st consecutive ultramarathon, surpassing the men’s record which stood at 80.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The biopic rocked the box office this summer, surpassing $1 billion in global ticket sales.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpassing

Verb

The home run was Bleday’s 21st of the season, topping his previous career high of 20 with the Athletics in 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
With some ballots still outstanding, Wahab has about 53% of the vote, topping 47% for Hernandez, former mayor of Dublin, California, and president of Bay Area Rapid Transit.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Aug. 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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