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

Apple's market value briefly surpassed Nvidia in July, before falling back below. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Although prices reached record highs for 2026, the statewide average for regular gasoline has not yet surpassed that all-time record. — Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

In 2022, fellow coffee chain Luckin Coffee surpassed Starbucks in store count; Luckin also became the first coffee brand to reach 10,000 stores in China. — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

The iTunes store surpassed the major chain, topping 5 billion songs sold. — Eric Griffith, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

She’s entirely surpassed our history, a mere blip on the timeline of her meteoric rise. — Sofia Franklyn, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

Odysseus and his intrepid crew sailed through Comcast’s latest quarter as Universal surpassed $5 billion at the global box office, led by the The Odyssey, now Universal’s highest-grossing film of all time. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

In 2023, traffic fatalities (336 in total, including 179 pedestrians) surpassed homicides for the first time in a decade. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

That gap has not surpassed 2 percentage points for nearly two years. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026