Synonyms of transcends

transcends

verb

present tense third-person singular of transcend

1

as in surpasses

to be greater, better, or stronger than

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)

2

as in exceeds

to go beyond the limit of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transcends

Time spent with Abby is worth it, since Hall transcends her character’s flat redundancies by raising every moment to the height of hilarity. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026

Spouses, children, and parents must carry a grief that transcends the military calendar and cannot be confined to a single day of remembrance. — Cristina Johnson, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Allen believes animals have a continuation of consciousness that transcends death. — Casper Ter Kuile, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026

Our sheriffs and police chiefs have a responsibility that transcends politics. — Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026

Many of the recipes have a distinctly Kentucky bent, like the Hot Brown Deviled Eggs, others like her Funeral Potatoes, are the kind of Southern cooking that transcends state borders. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2026

Yet Brown still expects the world to treat him like a generational thought leader who transcends basketball, all while complaining about how unfairly athletes are treated. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Doran wants to make her adaptation both a swoon-worthy love story and something that transcends mere romance. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026

In bold contrast, Mies’ steel and glass structures express an open and transparent federal government that transcends function to create a neat and orderly series of civic spaces. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026