OUTDISTANCED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

outdistanced

verb

past tense of outdistance

as in surpassed

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

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Recent Examples of outdistanced Perennial champ Joey Chestnut far outdistanced the field with 66 dogs officially consumed. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026 The Lancers outdistanced runner-up Classical Academy (367) and Los Alamitos (372), both of which also qualified for state. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 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

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Verb

However, safety measures improved quickly, and no worker has surpassed that annual limit since 2013.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
The studio’s plan is to ideally attach Hudson and McConaughey to reprise their roles from the original feature that surpassed $177 million at the global box office.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpassed

Verb

One of the most striking details in Samsung's latest earnings report is that its operating profit significantly exceeded market expectations.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of exceeded

Verb

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
In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, interest costs have eclipsed Medicare healthcare outlays to become the second-largest line item in the federal budget, behind the Social Security pension system.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of eclipsed

Verb

Jones and Feliciano won their introductory press conference Monday, creating a level of engagement and connection that topped even the public introductions of Moores and Lucchino in 1995 and the Seidler-Ron Fowler group in 2012.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Nature zones, calm corners, and community hangouts topped the list of spaces people wanted.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of topped

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