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

On Wednesday local time, his net worth surpassed $300 billion, ranking him second on the Forbes Billionaires List, behind only Elon Musk. — CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Cases in the state have surpassed 11,000, including 193 hospitalizations. — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Onigiri Time far surpassed Choe’s expectations and the popularity of Temaki Time. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

The Chinese car company BYD recently surpassed Tesla as the world’s largest maker of electric vehicles. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

The addition of Skubal further safeguards them at a time when Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow are working their way back from injuries and Justin Wrobleski has already surpassed his career high in innings. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Ada County Democrats are now considering their next steps as the race primarily comes down to a match between independent candidate Todd Achilles, who has raised nearly $700,000 and Risch, who has surpassed $3 million. — Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026

Yet while those aforementioned creatures still get rehabilitated on a regular basis, they’re now greatly surpassed in popular visibility by a cannibal undead that didn’t even exist in the genre until more recent decades. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026

The cinematic masterpiece surpassed both critics’ and box office expectations in its opening weekend. — Dr. Samantha Madhosingh, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026