Synonyms of outpaces

outpaces

verb

present tense third-person singular of outpace

as in overtakes

to go or grow faster than (something)

Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades.

The demand for the product has outpaced the company's ability to produce it.

Related Words

• overtakes
• surpasses
• drives
• outstrips
• accelerates
• outruns
• chases
• speeds
• hastens
• rushes
• jumps
• races
• hurries
• cracks (on)
• barrels
• hurls
• scurries
• scuttles
• scoots
• travels
• rips
• hurtles
• buzzes
• catches up
• careens
• tears
• courses
• motors
• careers
• belts
• bustles
• zooms
• trots
• whisks
• hustles
• blows
• blazes
• flies
• rustles
• hies
• jets
• steps
• scampers
• rockets
• rams
• bowls
• blasts
• shoots
• flits
• bundles
• humps
• whirls
• zips
• fast-forwards
• dashes
• hares
• nips
• breezes
• pelts
• gallops
• darts
• bombs
• bolts
• runs
• whizzes
• beetles
• hotfoots (it)
• stampedes
• highballs
• scuds
• jogs
• quickens
• cannonballs
• streaks
• sprints
• scuffles
• steps out
• arrows
• beelines

Dissimilar Words

• lags
• lingers
• drags
• hangs (around or out)
• loiters
• pokes
• dawdles
• tarries
• shuffles
• slows (down or up)
• saunters
• ambles
• decelerates
• strolls
• dallies
• plods
• lumbers
• dillydallies
• crawls
• creeps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outpaces

Experts on the global fuel market have doubted that the deal will substantially lower prices, given the worldwide diesel shortage far outpaces the quantity Russia will supply. — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

The alternative is capability spend that outpaces its own dependencies. — Hiren Dhaduk, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Further, as inflation outpaces wage growth, workers lose purchasing power and have less financial breathing room. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Here’s what the research says, where the hype outpaces the evidence and what to ask your vet before buying luxury dog products like this. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

This means that the state’s count of homeless students far outpaces numbers of youths accessing emergency services. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

In fact, brain fog outpaces every other side effect, including hot flashes, for women going through menopause. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026

Demand for Montessori schools often outpaces the number of seats available, with hundreds of families vying for spots in the schools every year. — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Fires routinely sweep Kinshasa’s dense neighborhoods during the dry season, where rapid urban growth outpaces basic protections such as reliable fire and emergency services. — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026