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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Dissimilar Words

loses (to)

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Verb

The alternative is capability spend that outpaces its own dependencies.

— Hiren Dhaduk, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Further, as inflation outpaces wage growth, workers lose purchasing power and have less financial breathing room.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 23 Sep. 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

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
As this report explained, this is largely thanks to its uncompromising quality standards and its insistence that each of its attractions outdoes its predecessors.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of outdoes

Verb

For example, if one team member excels at strategizing while another is more focused on details, these traits can be aligned to ensure the team works harmoniously.

— Karla Vallecillo, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Orkin bed bug control services Bed bug treatment is challenging, but something that Orkin excels at.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 15 Sep. 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

In recent years, Hinton, who previously worked at Google, has issued a series of warnings about existential risks associated with AI, particularly if an AI model surpasses human intelligence and becomes autonomous.

— Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Money put into the fund will also not count towards a state spending limit created in the 1970s that requires the Legislature take certain actions — including refunding taxpayers — if the California’s budget surpasses a certain spending limit.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of surpasses

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