as in surpassed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a tennis player who outclassed the competition, breezing through the tournament without losing a set
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Recent Examples of outclassed
Rivian's score of 14 out of 100 was significantly outclassed by Subaru, Lexus and Toyota, which led the way.
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Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The Colorado Avalanche, who outclassed the B’s in Denver last week, are in town on Saturday.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The Blue Jackets were outpaced and outclassed, and took their lopsided loss graciously.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Sharks began this season with overtime losses to both the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks, but were completely outclassed in their last two games before Saturday.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
After one game, O’Connell and Adofo-Mensah have to be wondering if Wentz, 32, can be this year’s Sam Darnold, who joined the team on a one-year deal last year and led the Vikings to a 14-2 record before the team was just outclassed by Detroit and, in the playoffs, the Los Angeles Rams.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Florida football had just been outclassed by a program — Miami — that hired a coach in the same 2022 cycle UF did, and similarly struggled to jump-start its rebuild, having likewise floundered in recent years, despite its historic pedigree.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
He has been thoroughly outclassed by his teammate Alex Albon on the season, but the former Ferrari talent has gotten progressively more comfortable.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
So far, against one former Pac-12 foe (Utah) and two Mountain West Conference schools, UCLA has been utterly outclassed.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The Colorado Avalanche, who outclassed the B’s in Denver last week, are in town on Saturday.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The Blue Jackets were outpaced and outclassed, and took their lopsided loss graciously.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Sharks began this season with overtime losses to both the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks, but were completely outclassed in their last two games before Saturday.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
After one game, O’Connell and Adofo-Mensah have to be wondering if Wentz, 32, can be this year’s Sam Darnold, who joined the team on a one-year deal last year and led the Vikings to a 14-2 record before the team was just outclassed by Detroit and, in the playoffs, the Los Angeles Rams.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Florida football had just been outclassed by a program — Miami — that hired a coach in the same 2022 cycle UF did, and similarly struggled to jump-start its rebuild, having likewise floundered in recent years, despite its historic pedigree.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
He has been thoroughly outclassed by his teammate Alex Albon on the season, but the former Ferrari talent has gotten progressively more comfortable.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
So far, against one former Pac-12 foe (Utah) and two Mountain West Conference schools, UCLA has been utterly outclassed.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outclassed
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Earlier in 2025, Suni Williams surpassed Whitson's record for the most total time any woman has spent on spacewalks.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Just days after long time tech darling surpassed $4 trillion in market cap, Apple delivered an earnings report that beat on both the top and bottom.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both revenue and net income exceeded expectations.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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At the middle school level, 85% met or exceeded the standards in ELA and 83% did in math, representing a 5% change from 2024.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hatch, however, eclipsed other candidates, raising a total of $56,000.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet, the company remains in a holding pattern on AI deployment, its Vision Pro ambitions have been eclipsed by Meta, and the latest iPhone 17 and Air lineup offers little evidence of a new hardware super-cycle.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Marks has also topped Hot 100 Songwriters in every calendar year since the chart launched.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Prepare to dazzle the crowd with this recipe that's loaded with cheese and topped with breadcrumbs.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Outclassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outclassed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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