Synonyms of surpassed

surpassed

verb

past tense of surpass

1

as in exceeded

to be greater, better, or stronger than

she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceeded
• eclipsed
• topped
• outstripped
• excelled
• outdid
• transcended
• bettered
• beat
• outdistanced
• outshone
• outclassed
• outmatched
• mastered
• overcame
• outgunned
• overtopped
• towered (over)
• defeated
• overshadowed
• went one better
• outpaced
• outweighed
• outperformed
• bested
• conquered
• outran
• surmounted
• overpassed
• ran circles around
• outraced
• won (against)
• trumped
• subdued
• prevailed (over)
• trounced
• licked
• shamed
• crushed
• one-upped
• clobbered
• triumphed (over)
• routed
• worsted
• trimmed
• whipped
• overmatched
• thrashed
• outcompeted
• drubbed
• walloped
• outbalanced
• skunked
• overbore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)

2

as in transcended

to go beyond the limit of

the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceeded
• transcended
• outran
• overstepped
• overreached
• overran
• overshot
• overpassed
• invaded
• broke
• outreached
• entrenched
• encroached
• infringed
• trespassed
• overworked
• overdid
• overused
• overutilized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surpassed

The outbreak in the Tampa area has surpassed Florida’s previous record and is nearing the 264 cases reported during Hawaii’s 2015-16 outbreak. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Just over 24 hours after its release, Panteón Rococó’s Tiny Desk session had already surpassed 1 million views on YouTube. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

The trend began to reverse in July, and spot Bitcoin ETFs surpassed $2 billion in inflows in September. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Six Georgia running backs surpassed 1,000 yards for the season last week. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The film surpassed $500 million globally after being produced for just $750,000 and was acquired by Focus for $15 million out of TIFF. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Originally published in November 2022 with a wide release in 2023, the blockbuster novel has surpassed nearly 5 million copies sold worldwide. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

This marks the third time that Universal has surpassed $5 billion globally, with the most recent coming in 2017. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026