OUTDID Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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lost (to)

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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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdid

Verb

More than 1,355 F-35s are currently operational worldwide, and the fleet has surpassed 1 million flight hours while operating from 42 bases.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Lake Mary’s freshman quarterback Max Campbell surpassed 200 yards passing with a 41-yard throw to Kel Gainer.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of surpassed

Verb

Growth in the value of goods sold on Mercari's marketplace in the second half of fiscal 2026 exceeded expectations, while a recovery across multiple categories could support double-digit growth, the bank added.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Confitex said Intertek testing found its washable products matched or exceeded the absorbency of disposable equivalents.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of exceeded

Verb

The more decisive factor in the recent leasing boom is job growth — this year, New York eclipsed San Francisco in the number of tech jobs for the first time.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2026
Cool as ever, the supermodel wore black cat-eye sunglasses that eclipsed her features.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of eclipsed

Verb

Erosion along the 3-mile shoreline topped 60% in August and narrowed the beach to a point even Tybee lifers professed to have never seen.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026
The 10-year Treasury yield topped 5% this past week, hitting the highest level since 2007 and blowing way past forecasts for borrowing costs over the next decade.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026