ONE-UPS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

one-ups

verb

present tense third-person singular of one-up

as in outpaces

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loses (to)

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Verb

But finding that money could be difficult as state government spending outpaces tax revenue and cooling housing and tourism markets squeeze clean water funding sources.

— Jonathan Mingle, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2026
As for the entire state, the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office says as of Friday, more than 419,000 ballots had been accepted for this year's election — a number that far outpaces data from the 2022 midterms.

— Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of outpaces

Verb

Ultimately, the viability of AI compute as an asset class hinges on the specific contractual terms, ensuring cash flow outruns the hardware's working life before new generations emerge.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

Definition of outruns

Verb

And the filmmaker really outdoes himself with a major set piece toward the end, when Matt enters a crowded nightclub in search of Markos and wreaks murderous havoc while shape-shifting from one persona to another.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Pro outdoes its already impressive predecessor in picture quality and performance while sticking with a very wallet-friendly price.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of outdoes

Verb

Firstman excels at highlighting the absurdity of celebrity and the pretension of coastal media types.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
His wife, Galina, a noble beauty, excels at the role of the plumed bird in a cage and yet suffers for it, fumbling around awkwardly for an escape.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of excels

Verb

McNeely’s portrait of a laboring mother, swathed in glowing fields of chartreuse, outshines (again, literally) art history’s greats.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Florida spends $14,000 per student, less than half of New York’s level, yet outshines New York in fourth-grade mathematics and reading.

— Zilvinas "Z" Silenas, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of outshines

Verb

Their second record is somewhat sleeker—no song surpasses five minutes—but packs considerable emotion into these tighter forms.

— Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Tarrant County saw a dip in early voters on Wednesday, but the number of people turning out locally still surpasses Texas’ last midterm election.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of surpasses

Verb

For the return of Victoria’s Secret’s pricey and gemstone-encrusted Fantasy Bra—the first time the brand has put it on its runway since 2018—team VS needed a model who is not merely of the moment, but transcends it.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
This weekend is also Howard University’s Homecoming, an event that transcends campus with free concerts, including the fabled Yardfest, and plenty of unofficial parties around the city.

— Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of transcends

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