as in outweighed
to be greater in importance than
one hard fact outranks a mountain of speculation anytime
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Recent Examples of outranked
Even more pathetic was when Maher, who initially had claimed to be a captain, discovered that Yasser’s imaginary rank outranked his own.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Part of the reason Texas State has fallen short of expectations thus far is that Indiana State transfer guard Deja Jones hasn’t acclimated to the tougher midmajor (the Sun Belt outranked the MVC in strength-of-conference metrics last season).
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
On the issues of crime and immigration, Republicans were seen as more capable, while Democrats outranked them on health care and democracy.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley outranked Stanford University.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And once the numbers were crunched, Estonia outranked the rest.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Part of the reason Texas State has fallen short of expectations thus far is that Indiana State transfer guard Deja Jones hasn’t acclimated to the tougher midmajor (the Sun Belt outranked the MVC in strength-of-conference metrics last season).
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
On the issues of crime and immigration, Republicans were seen as more capable, while Democrats outranked them on health care and democracy.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley outranked Stanford University.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And once the numbers were crunched, Estonia outranked the rest.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outranked
outweighed
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Any harm that could possibly occur was outweighed by the good that would be achieved.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
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While there were a few benefits (for example, preventing fractures), substantial harms, including strokes, blood clots, and breast cancer, outweighed slim benefits.—
Patricia Bencivenga,
STAT,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Outranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outranked. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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