Thesaurus
ran circles around
phrase
variants:
or ran rings around
past tense of run circles around
Synonyms & Antonyms of ran circles around
1
to be greater, better, or stronger than
- When it came to cooking, he ran circles around the rest of his family.
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2
to defeat by a large margin
- The young girl ran circles around her chess opponent.
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- beat,
- bested,
- conquered,
- dispatched,
- hurdled,
- licked,
- mastered,
- overbore,
- overcame,
- overmatched,
- prevailed (over),
- subdued,
- surmounted,
- threw,
- took,
- triumphed (over),
- won (against),
- worsted
- crushed,
- knocked off,
- knocked over,
- overpowered,
- overthrew,
- overwhelmed,
- subjugated,
- upended,
- vanquished
- aced (out),
- bettered,
- eclipsed,
- exceeded,
- outdid,
- outdistanced,
- outfought,
- outshone
- (or outshined),
- outstripped,
- overtopped,
- surpassed,
- topped,
- transcended
- edged (out),
- nosed out,
- pipped
- [British]
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“Ran circles around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20circles%20around. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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