TOWER OVER Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

tower (over)

verb

Definition of tower (over)

as in to exceed

to be greater, better, or stronger than that actor's performance towered over all others in the film

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lose (to)

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Verb

Liverpool will be guaranteed to play at least 48 times this season, and the expectation will be to comfortably exceed 50 matches.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Soil samples from the two elementary school campuses, City Terrace and Christopher Dena, exceeded the applicable regulatory screening levels of lead, which were flagged for further evaluation.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceed

Verb

With the first movie becoming Blumhouse’s biggest opening ever in 2023, despite a theatrical day-and-date on Peacock, followed by last year’s sequel breaking multiple box office records, the franchise has surpassed $530M globally.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Solar generation surged again in 2025 and, for the first time, surpassed wind as a source of global electricity.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpass

Verb

Cava Group — Shares of the Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain jumped almost 12% after reporting second quarter earnings of 19 cents per share, topping the LSEG consensus estimate of 18 cents a share.

— Sarah Min,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
The Dodgers’ luxury tax bill was $167 million last season, and it is projected to top $180 million this season, which is more than the total 2026 luxury tax payrolls of nearly half the league.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of top

Verb

With a length of almost 1,100 feet and displacing more than 100,000 tons, Nimitz-class carriers are among the world’s largest warships, eclipsed only by the US Navy’s Ford-class carriers, of which only one is in service to date.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
If the second half of the year is as active, the final tally for 2026 will eclipse the 3,321 security incidents reported for all of last year.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of eclipse

Verb

His revered mentor, José Antonio Abreu, who founded the educational program in 1975 with the conviction that learning music can, in bettering lives, lead to profound social change.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Asking for feedback is only one step of the process in bettering your organization.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of better

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