Synonyms of surpasses

surpasses

verb

present tense third-person singular of surpass

1

as in exceeds

to be greater, better, or stronger than

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceeds
• eclipses
• tops
• transcends
• outstrips
• excels
• outdoes
• outshines
• beats
• outdistances
• outclasses
• overcomes
• overtops
• outmatches
• betters
• overshadows
• towers (over)
• masters
• outguns
• outpaces
• goes one better
• defeats
• outweighs
• outruns
• outperforms
• surmounts
• runs circles around
• conquers
• bests
• subdues
• trumps
• prevails (over)
• shames
• wins (against)
• outraces
• triumphs (over)
• clobbers
• crushes
• one-ups
• outcompetes
• trounces
• routs
• licks
• thrashes
• overpasses
• trims
• whips
• wallops
• outbalances
• overbears
• overmatches
• worsts
• drubs
• skunks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)

2

as in transcends

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

• exceeds
• transcends
• outruns
• oversteps
• overshoots
• overreaches
• overruns
• outreaches
• invades
• breaks
• overpasses
• encroaches
• infringes
• entrenches
• trespasses
• overdoes
• overuses
• overworks
• overutilizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surpasses

This level of opposition even surpasses the 53% who oppose building nuclear power plants in their local areas. — CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

As Nancy Guthrie's status as a missing person surpasses the six-month mark, many are wondering what the future of the investigation will look like. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Many organizations currently lack clear visibility into their AI spending, often underestimating the true operational costs, which often surpasses human labor expenses. — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The Pixel 10 Pro Fold has an IP68 rating, giving superior dust and similar water resistance that surpasses both Samsung and Motorola. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

The new total now surpasses the number of cases last year, which topped out at 128. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 29 July 2026

The monarchs’ feats of navigation are enabled by their internal technology, a set of instinctual tools that in some ways surpasses our understanding. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Historically, American women had higher rates of labor force participation than did women in most other countries, but Scandinavia now easily surpasses the United States by this metric. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron is either tied with former President François Hollande as the most unpopular French president of the past half century, or surpasses him in unpopularity, depending on the poll used. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026