Synonyms of outstripping

outstripping

verb

present participle of outstrip

as in surpassing

to be greater, better, or stronger than

before he had reached his teens, the child prodigy had outstripped his music teacher's abilities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surpassing
• exceeding
• eclipsing
• topping
• outdistancing
• excelling
• outdoing
• beating
• outshining
• transcending
• bettering
• outclassing
• towering (over)
• overtopping
• outpacing
• outmatching
• outgunning
• overcoming
• mastering
• overshadowing
• going one better
• defeating
• outrunning
• outweighing
• running circles around
• outracing
• outperforming
• besting
• surmounting
• trumping
• prevailing (over)
• conquering
• winning (against)
• trouncing
• outcompeting
• subduing
• overpassing
• licking
• crushing
• clobbering
• overmatching
• routing
• triumphing (over)
• shaming
• trimming
• whipping
• one-upping
• thrashing
• walloping
• worsting
• drubbing
• overbearing
• outbalancing
• skunking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outstripping

Halloween candy prices are far outstripping inflation The scariest part of Halloween this year might be the candy prices. — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Shares have rallied 32% so far this year, outstripping the S&P 500's gains. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

In both North America and Europe, clean electrification and digital infrastructure are outstripping renewable additions like wind and solar. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

By September’s end, GOP advertisers had more than doubled their spending compared with August, outstripping Democrats, according to tracker AdImpact. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Part of our collective mounting dread is that this technology is far outstripping the ability, access, and time required to study its effects on human beings. — Laura Reiley, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026

The deal would easily make Guevara the costliest single police scandal in Chicago history, outstripping the around $210 million spent so far on cases against former Cmdr. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Sentence lengths have increased in that time, keeping people behind bars for longer and outstripping the number of new prisons being built, even as overall crime rates have fallen during the last decade. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Summary Global demand for critical raw materials like copper and silver is surging, far outstripping traditional extraction capabilities. — Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026