Synonyms of outstrips

outstrips

verb

present tense third-person singular of outstrip

as in exceeds

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

• exceeds
• surpasses
• eclipses
• tops
• excels
• transcends
• outdoes
• outshines
• outdistances
• outclasses
• beats
• overtops
• outmatches
• betters
• overshadows
• outpaces
• outguns
• towers (over)
• overcomes
• masters
• goes one better
• outruns
• outweighs
• defeats
• outperforms
• surmounts
• runs circles around
• trumps
• subdues
• bests
• conquers
• shames
• prevails (over)
• outcompetes
• outraces
• wins (against)
• clobbers
• trounces
• triumphs (over)
• thrashes
• one-ups
• licks
• routs
• crushes
• wallops
• whips
• trims
• overpasses
• overbears
• overmatches
• outbalances
• worsts
• drubs
• skunks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outstrips

That handily outstrips the rise in regular gas prices, which are higher by about 41% over the same period. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Uber's practice of lifting fares when demand outstrips the supply of available drivers, such as during rush hour, is a type of dynamic pricing known as surge pricing. — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

While that distribution model has remained unchanged since Blazy’s arrival, the process has come under growing scrutiny as demand for key runway looks often outstrips supply. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Much of this debt has funded investment that has generated progressively lower—even negative—economic returns, including excess residential real estate, underutilized infrastructure, and manufacturing capacity that far outstrips demand. — Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

To begin with the good, the Unibook far outstrips the port offerings of the MacBook Neo or the new XPS 13. — ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Saudi consumer loans grew ninefold since 2000, to 477 billion riyals — a pace that outstrips both population growth and GDP expansion. — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Her playful language scrambles to keep pace with a reality that forever outstrips it. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

That outstrips the net gain of $666 billion investors took home from the last decade of startup investing, says Meghan Reynolds, managing partner at tech fund Altimeter. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026