OUTRACE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

outrace

verb

Definition of outrace

as in to outrun

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Relevance

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lose (to)

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Recent Examples of outrace The man is trying to outrace his own irrelevance, but time always marches forward, our bodies always fail, there’s always a younger person snapping at your heels. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025 Opponents are figuring out how neutralize Miami by denying Messi and his attacking partners space to work their magic and outracing Miami players in transition. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025 For a Ferrari driver to get beaten, admittedly in his first Grand Prix, and to be outraced by Alex Albon in the Williams is a bit embarrassing, to be honest. — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 The commanding heights of power are populated by pedestrian thinkers as technology, including artificial intelligence, continues to outrace moral or philosophical wisdom. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for outrace

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Verb

Last month in Orange, a teen riding an e-motorcycle without a helmet tried to outrun a motorcycle officer inside Grijalva Park in an incident captured on body camera footage.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Tabitha and Jade flee into the tunnels after an earthquake temporarily stuns the monsters, and Jade and his crew race to their vehicles to outrun the monsters that have come to the surface under the cover of this false night.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of outrun

Verb

In 2025, Standard Bank's financing for renewable energy power projects outpaced that for nonrenewable power projects by a ratio of 8 to 1.

— Julia Simon, NPR, 9 July 2026
If inflation is outpacing nominal interest rates, the real return on bonds and other income-producing assets declines or even becomes negative.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of outpace

Verb

The Slushi has been around for a couple years, and its popularity remains high (perhaps only to be outdone by the brand’s Creami).

— Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 July 2026
Not to be outdone by Carolina playing with a 14-yr old, Chicago started 13-yr old Elsie Hendershot, just acquired from STL.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of outdo

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