Synonyms of outrun

outrun

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈrən 

as in to exceed

to go beyond the limit of

our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceed
• surpass
• transcend
• overrun
• overshoot
• overreach
• overstep
• invade
• break
• outreach
• encroach
• trespass
• overpass
• infringe
• entrench
• overdo
• overwork
• overuse
• overutilize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outrun

Alas, poor Bryan is about to learn the hard way that change — as the saying goes — is as hard to outrun as an ever-growing zombie rat king with 37 different limbs and a weirdly personal vendetta. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

My own read, after two years of watching vendor roadmaps slip and then compress again, is that the hardware is still outrunning the software. — Dax Grant, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

With one swift cut, Walker bounced outside and outran the defense on a 60-yard touchdown that took all the air out of the Broncos. — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Ichabod tries to outrun the ghost, but he is hit in the head with a pumpkin and thrown off his horse. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026