SURMOUNTING Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

surmounting

verb

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present participle of surmount

as in overcoming

to achieve a victory over an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals

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Recent Examples of surmounting After being out-skated early, the Ducks settled into their skates, surmounting both shot and goal to deficits to run the shot count to 24-17 and even the score, 2-2, through 40 minutes. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026 The race starts and ends at the corner of Tait and Nicholson avenues, with the challenge of surmounting Cat’s Hill, which has a 23% incline. —

Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 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 The Apostle Paul is a go-to mentor for surmounting setbacks and overcoming daunting situations. —

Robin Hoagland, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2025 But the eye-watering stake only led to 18 sales, averaging out at $1,500 each, surmounting to only $27,000. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025 While the Seaquarium location on paper offers nothing but financial upside for Martin — a development site facing Biscayne Bay just minutes from downtown Miami — building there will require surmounting a string of legal hurdles. —

Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 However, mining Greenland’s rare earths on an industrial scale would require surmounting staggering challenges. —

Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2025

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One lawmaker Lackey’s unofficial bill title wasn’t lost upon was Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park, a lawmaker who has spoken publicly about overcoming systemic barriers in his own life as a Black man and has centered his political career largely on criminal justice reform.

— Andrew Graham May 28, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
That’s because the Phillies (29-27) stand as a serious threat in the wild-card races, and overcoming the Dodgers in the West race just isn’t realistic.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026