Synonyms of outdid

outdid

verb

past tense of outdo

as in surpassed

to be greater, better, or stronger than

two vaccine developers who spent years vigorously trying to outdo one another's research

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surpassed
• exceeded
• eclipsed
• topped
• excelled
• outshone
• outstripped
• beat
• outdistanced
• bettered
• outclassed
• transcended
• outgunned
• outmatched
• overcame
• mastered
• defeated
• overtopped
• overshadowed
• towered (over)
• outpaced
• went one better
• outperformed
• outran
• bested
• outweighed
• trounced
• conquered
• one-upped
• surmounted
• ran circles around
• subdued
• trumped
• clobbered
• shamed
• won (against)
• overpassed
• licked
• outraced
• thrashed
• whipped
• overmatched
• prevailed (over)
• routed
• crushed
• triumphed (over)
• drubbed
• worsted
• walloped
• trimmed
• outcompeted
• skunked
• outbalanced
• overbore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outdid

Test Score also rallied from behind but had a little smoother journey under Juan Hernandez and outdid the other closers. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Only the 27 productions running during the week ending August 16, only Hamilton‘s box office outdid Ragtime, with the former taking in $2,123,135. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

Last December, Berman outdid himself, landing $867 million in financing from a group of lenders that include Apollo Global and JPMorgan Chase to convert a 1960s-era office building at 111 Wall Street. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Only goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel outdid him in United’s greatest season. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Of course, Carly’s kitsch far outdid her neighbors’ in its oddness, luridness, lavishness. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026

Somehow, though, the Royals outdid themselves Monday night with a nauseating defeat — one that conjured the immortal wisdom of former Royals manager Buddy Bell. — Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026

With its substantial political resources and $22 million in spending — perhaps even more — AIPAC far outdid other groups in outside spending in Black and underserved communities. — Jesse Jackson Jr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

James outdid himself later in the same game against Cleveland — taking flight to slam a lob from Austin Reaves. — Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026