Synonyms of run circles around

run circles around

phrase

variants or run rings around

1

as in exceed

to be greater, better, or stronger than

When it came to cooking, he ran circles around the rest of his family.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceed
• surpass
• top
• eclipse
• better
• tower (over)
• beat
• excel
• transcend
• master
• go one better
• outdo
• overtop
• outstrip
• overcome
• win (against)
• outshine
• outdistance
• triumph (over)
• defeat
• outclass
• outmatch
• prevail (over)
• overshadow
• outgun
• outrun
• outweigh
• best
• one-up
• shame
• outpace
• worst
• outperform
• lick
• rout
• trump
• trim
• overpass
• conquer
• surmount
• subdue
• whip
• crush
• skunk
• wallop
• thrash
• outrace
• clobber
• trounce
• overmatch
• outcompete
• drub
• outbalance
• overbear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)

2

as in blow away

to defeat by a large margin

The young girl ran circles around her chess opponent.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow away
• overcome
• bomb
• master
• snow under
• whip
• bury
• throw
• upset
• dust
• skin
• top
• paste
• cream
• wipe the floor with
• trim
• rout
• smoke
• eat alive
• beat
• beat the pants off
• shellac
• wax
• annihilate
• skunk
• flatten
• wallop
• take
• score
• win (against)
• smother
• exceed
• thrash
• overwhelm
• triumph (over)
• succeed
• destroy
• clobber
• sweep
• dispatch
• surpass
• trounce
• edge (out)
• cap
• prevail (over)
• drub
• conquer
• worst
• whop
• whup
• best
• better
• nose out
• whomp
• tromp
• slaughter
• hurdle
• crush
• finish
• lick
• knock off
• ace (out)
• knock over
• eclipse
• surmount
• overthrow
• subdue
• subjugate
• transcend
• vanquish
• excel
• outdo
• flourish
• outstrip
• overpower
• overmatch
• pip
• overbear
• overtop
• break
• do in
• outshine
• sink
• upend
• outdistance
• outfight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of run circles around

In the humid heat, the students ran circles around each other. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026