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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Verb

Even if Kylian Mbappe clinched the Golden Boot in the third-place play-off against England and surpassed him as the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer, many of the other all-time records in this competition belong to Messi.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Despite those stumbles, domestic ticket sales are roughly 10% above 2025, according to Rentrak, and the summer season is expected to surpass $4 billion for the second time since the pandemic upended the industry.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 July 2026

Definition of surpass

Verb

The streamer slightly eclipsed both internal and external profitability expectations, but missed the mark a bit in terms of revenue.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
The mundane details of October 1, 1893, were mostly forgotten in the storytelling, eclipsed by the doomful storm, except that the weather was decidedly unstrange.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of eclipse

Verb

Defensively, France has also only conceded twice so far – a record bettered only by Spain which has let in one goal.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Workplace Pell expands long-standing education aid to cover shorter term programs that reflect changing demographics and job demands – as well as Americans' desire to better themselves.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Definition of better

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