OUTDOES Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

outdoes

verb

present tense third-person singular of outdo

as in surpasses

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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loses (to)

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Recent Examples of outdoes Neri outdoes Arboleda’s early start to the season, keeping her Christmas tree up year-round in homage to a Filipino family tradition. —

Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Dec. 2025 Nathan Crowley outdoes his Oscar-winning production design this time around, as does Paul Tazewell’s Oscar-winning costumes. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025 This Norwegian thriller outdoes most American disaster movies with its suspense and spectacle. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 And costume designer Anna Robbins—a veteran from both the show and the previous two movies—outdoes herself, if that’s at all possible. —

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 By this metric, DFW’s wealth outdoes other countries like Poland, Ukraine and Argentina. —

Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025

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This show, which still prompts belly laughs from my daughter and me even after countless rewatches, meets and surpasses my mother’s bar.

— Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
The milestone, reached during an active global security period, surpasses the previous record set in 2020 and highlights the growing operational demands placed on modern naval forces.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026