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surpassing

verb , present participle of surpass

Synonyms and Antonyms of surpassing

1 to be greater, better, or stronger than

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

Synonyms of surpassing

beating, bettering, eclipsing, exceeding, excelling, outclassing, outdistancing, outdoing, outgunning, outmatching, outshining, outstripping, overtopping, topping, towering (over), transcending

Words Related to surpassing

one-upping, outpacing, outracing, outrunning, overpassing

besting, clobbering, conquering, crushing, defeating, drubbing, licking, mastering, outcompeting, outperforming, overcoming, overmatching, prevailing (over), routing, shaming, skunking, subduing, surmounting, thrashing, trimming, triumphing (over), trouncing, walloping, whipping, winning (against), worsting

outbalancing, outweighing, overbearing, overshadowing, trumping

Phrases Synonymous with surpassing

going one better, running circles around (or running rings around)

Near Antonyms of surpassing

2 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 of surpassing

breaking, exceeding, outreaching, outrunning, overpassing, overreaching, overrunning, overshooting, overstepping, transcending

Words Related to surpassing

encroaching, entrenching (also intrenching), infringing, invading, trespassing

overdoing, overusing, overutilizing, overworking

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