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

Meanwhile literary fiction and in particular speculative fiction proves fertile for probing worst case scenarios in a world where technology outpaces human innovation. — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The surge even outpaces Micron Technology’s 700% rally over the same time, with makers of memory chips emerging as critical enablers of AI agents. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026

While caution is required as adoption outpaces oversight, AI scribes are often considered a boon to the health industry. — Stephanie Stephens, USA Today, 26 June 2026

That said, the strength seen in momentum stocks — many of which are tied to the artificial intelligence trade — far outpaces the rest of the market. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 June 2026

The marketing often outpaces what researchers can confirm about how human pheromones function. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

Even with increases in public funding, the demand for affordable childcare significantly outpaces supply, especially for infants. — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 16 June 2026

But the inflation that makes the cost of living here in Buenos Aires comparable to that in European capitals outpaces real wages. — ABC News, 11 June 2026