OUTRACING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

outracing

verb

present participle of outrace

as in outrunning

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Relevance

Dissimilar Words

losing (to)

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Verb

To wit, an investor who was in at the start would be down $65,530 on a price basis on a $100,000 investment, as of this writing, from the IPO date, but would have collected about $75,000 from dividends, just barely outrunning the loss on price.

— Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
His peers of the mid-19th century were outrunning their critics and the old strictures of colonial imitation.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of outrunning

Verb

Meanwhile, ChatGPT's rapid ascent to over one billion active users underscores AI's unprecedented adoption speed, far outpacing previous technological shifts.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Ticket prices for the top world tours spiked some fifty per cent between 2019 and 2024, significantly outpacing inflation.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of outpacing

Verb

Denker said that 288,000 free tickets were requested through a lottery system — exceeding the 130,000 spectators whom organizers plan to host on each of the event's two days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Paramount Skydance raised its full-year profit guidance, after exceeding Wall Street expectations for revenue and reported gains in its streaming unit.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceeding

Verb

This rapid construction is currently outstripping the expansion of the country’s electricity and water infrastructure, fueling warnings from utilities, regulators, and policymakers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Despite this seemingly huge volume, demand for vintage clothing is currently outstripping supply.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Definition of outstripping

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