Synonyms of surmount

surmount

verb

sər-ˈmau̇nt 

as in to overcome

to achieve a victory over

an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• defeat
• master
• conquer
• take
• worst
• get
• beat
• best
• stop
• subdue
• dispatch
• succeed
• overbear
• prevail (over)
• overmatch
• triumph (over)
• lick
• win (against)
• upend
• get around
• get the better of
• trim
• do down
• overwhelm
• surpass
• bury
• finish
• skunk
• exceed
• crush
• better
• sweep
• knock for a loop
• excel
• vanquish
• annihilate
• transcend
• score
• slaughter
• upset
• trounce
• flatten
• whip
• blow out
• rout
• outdo
• flourish
• edge (out)
• clobber
• nose out
• outstrip
• overpower
• cap
• outdistance
• unseat
• blow away
• subjugate
• break
• top
• skin
• cream
• overthrow
• outshine
• pip
• bomb
• drub
• smoke
• thrash
• snow under
• shellac
• wallop
• knock over
• wax
• eclipse
• outfight
• ace (out)
• overtop
• knock off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)
• fall
• fail
• give up
• go down
• collapse
• fold
• go under
• flunk
• wash out
• flop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surmount

Especially noteworthy were the women staff members, many of whom had surmounted layers of education and language training to assume their roles. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026

The furor ultimately became too intense to surmount. —Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026

Thanks to older siblings and friends, permissive parents, fake IDs, and unethical sellers, some young people have always found ways to evade these bans, and similar tactics could work for surmounting a social-media ban as well. —Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026

Stock challenges Among the challenges the stock market will have to surmount are troubling signals in the bond market, the portfolio manager warned. —Sarah Min, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025