Synonyms of transcended

transcended

verb

past tense of transcend

1

as in surpassed

to be greater, better, or stronger than

a man whose practical knowledge of botany transcends that of his more educated colleagues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surpassed
• exceeded
• eclipsed
• topped
• excelled
• outstripped
• bettered
• outshone
• outdid
• outdistanced
• beat
• outclassed
• overcame
• mastered
• outmatched
• overshadowed
• overtopped
• towered (over)
• outgunned
• went one better
• defeated
• outpaced
• outweighed
• conquered
• surmounted
• ran circles around
• outperformed
• subdued
• trumped
• overpassed
• outran
• bested
• prevailed (over)
• won (against)
• crushed
• licked
• routed
• trounced
• shamed
• triumphed (over)
• clobbered
• one-upped
• whipped
• outraced
• thrashed
• outcompeted
• overmatched
• trimmed
• worsted
• outbalanced
• walloped
• drubbed
• skunked
• overbore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)

2

as in exceeded

to go beyond the limit of

a person who believes that any true understanding of God transcends human intelligence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceeded
• surpassed
• overstepped
• overreached
• overran
• outran
• overshot
• invaded
• overpassed
• broke
• entrenched
• outreached
• encroached
• trespassed
• infringed
• overused
• overworked
• overdid
• overutilized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transcended

Like Kehlani and Tinashe, Jhené’s honesty transcended her commercial appeal. — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

More About Nike Air Force 1 Shoes The legacy of the Nike Air Force 1 Shoe has transcended decades. — Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

But just like other Caribbean giants such as Puerto Rico’s Ismael Rivera and the Dominican Republic’s Johnny Ventura, Sparrow’s restless creative persona transcended the limits of the dance genres that blossomed around him. — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Yet within days, her name transcended geography, ethnicity and even Iran itself. — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Amid the fanfare, Alonso went 0-for-3 with a walk, but this was a night that transcended results. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

But by laying out why the officials erred by putting one second back on the clock, the MAC crystallized a different outcome that transcended the final score. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The humanity of her characters transcended their disabilities — yet in a way that’s too simple, since the movie insisted on how central the disabilities were to their identities. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Like the novel’s first and last lines, Madame Defarge (Roxane Duran), with her knitting needles, has transcended the text into folklore. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026