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outrun

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of outrun

to go beyond the limit of

  • our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
Synonyms of outrun

break, exceed, outreach, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overstep, surpass, transcend
Words Related to outrun

encroach, entrench (also intrench), infringe, invade, trespass

overdo, overuse, overutilize, overwork

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