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
Oklahoma had outranked Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee every year until 2013.
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Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
Known for affordable prices and impressive performance specs, Genesis has outranked competitors with longer production histories in multiple vehicle segments.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
But a recent rankings list from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index shows that the Florida grocery store is getting outranked in customer satisfaction by another grocery chain with a cult following.
—Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 28 Jan. 2026
Even more pathetic was when Maher, who initially had claimed to be a captain, discovered that Yasser’s imaginary rank outranked his own.
—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
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
Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
Known for affordable prices and impressive performance specs, Genesis has outranked competitors with longer production histories in multiple vehicle segments.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
But a recent rankings list from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index shows that the Florida grocery store is getting outranked in customer satisfaction by another grocery chain with a cult following.
—Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 28 Jan. 2026
Even more pathetic was when Maher, who initially had claimed to be a captain, discovered that Yasser’s imaginary rank outranked his own.
—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
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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Laird said the potential benefits outweighed his concerns.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Any possible upside is greatly outweighed by the risks of addiction and other health consequences, Kraus says.—
Erica Sweeney,
EverydayHealth.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Outranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outranked. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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