OUTDISTANCE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

outdistance

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈdi-stən(t)s

Definition of outdistance

as in to surpass

to be greater, better, or stronger than the new student rapidly outdistanced the rest of the class in math

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lose (to)

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Recent Examples of outdistance The changeup again graded out as MLB’s most effective pitch in 2025, just outdistancing the splitter, which for the second straight year has enough users to merit its own category. — Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 9 Feb. 2026 Finally, here's a story about the S&P 500, which outdistanced most expert forecasts in 2025. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026 Galaxies outdistance all other visible objects. — Big Think, 24 Nov. 2025 Sands’ 58 carries easily outdistance runnerup June Henley on KU’s all-time charts. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outdistance

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Worth more than world’s 500 richest people combined Entrepreneur Elon Musk made headlines in June when his net worth surpassed $1 trillion after the SpaceX initial public offering.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Monthly trading volumes surpassed $37 billion in July, boosted by the World Cup.

— Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpass

Verb

The 70% preliminary expectation wildly exceeded projections for fiscal 2028 revenue of roughly $570 billion, or 44% growth from fiscal 2027 (the current year).

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
So far, the decline in enrollment at traditional public school number is even greater than last year and exceeds early projections.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceed

Verb

The deal for Savinho falls short of the package for Tonali, which could be worth £100m to Newcastle United, but would represent a record sale for Man City – eclipsing the £82m package that Atletico Madrid paid for Julian Alvarez in 2024.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
But there are two other AI behemoths still waiting in the wings for their turn to go public, and at least one of them has no intention of being eclipsed by Elon Musk.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of eclipse

Verb

His revered mentor, José Antonio Abreu, who founded the educational program in 1975 with the conviction that learning music can, in bettering lives, lead to profound social change.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Asking for feedback is only one step of the process in bettering your organization.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of better

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