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

However, safety measures improved quickly, and no worker has surpassed that annual limit since 2013. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

The studio’s plan is to ideally attach Hudson and McConaughey to reprise their roles from the original feature that surpassed $177 million at the global box office. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

The film surpassed $1 billion at the global box office just three weeks after its release and continues to break records. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

Worth more than world’s 500 richest people combined Entrepreneur Elon Musk made headlines in June when his net worth surpassed $1 trillion after the SpaceX initial public offering. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

The 6-2, 195-pound Wesco surpassed 1,000 yards in his first 15 games, joining a Clemson group that includes Sammy Watkins, Artavis Scott and Justyn Ross. — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

In the 2024-2025 school year, the university’s freshman four-year graduation rate reached 74% while the transfer two-year rate surpassed 66%. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

The total has already surpassed the 5,299 reports recorded during all of 2025 and is on pace to be the highest since the agency began digitally tracking bear-human interactions in 2019. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Wang’s fellow cofounder, Guo, later surpassed Taylor Swift in becoming the youngest woman to hit the eye-watering net worth, and has since passed the baton to Kalshi cofounder Luana Lopes Lara. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026