TRUMPED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

trumped

verb

past tense of trump

as in outweighed

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For numerous migrants who spoke to CNN, the risk of deportation is outweighed by the crush of poverty in their native countries, and the painful distance from relatives who managed to stay in the US.

— Merlín Delcid, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2026
Eventually, Klam pressed pause on that career path because her passion for football outweighed the arts.

— Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of outweighed

Verb

That weak forecast overshadowed better-than-expected third-quarter earnings.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
But heading into the midterms, that track record is at risk of being overshadowed by the war's toll on the economy — and by questions about what the Republican majority did, or didn't do, about it.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of overshadowed

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In the northwest suburban 8th District, Krishnamoorthi will hand the seat back to fellow centrist Melissa Bean, who also defeated more progressive candidates in the primary.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Pulido defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz, who took jabs at his showbiz background during her campaign.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of defeated

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The Associated Press called California’s secretary of state’s race where Incumbent Shirley Weber bested her Republican challenger, Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
In January 2023, Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio’s father, absconded to Florida after getting bested by Lula months earlier.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of bested

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Lawson said Amendment 3 outperformed a nationwide shift to the left, and blamed the loss on out-of-state donors contributing to the opposition.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Apple heading into Monday's earnings report had outperformed the Nasdaq-100 by nearly 20 percentage points over the prior six months.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of outperformed

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Drew Mestemaker became the first Bowl Subdivision player with four touchdown passes, one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown since Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong against BYU in 2021 as Oklahoma State trounced Kansas State 66-28 on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Beyond ballot measures, municipal politicians with wishy-washy messaging around Flock bans were also trounced.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of trounced

Verb

Its weight got heavier and that weight overcame the plane’s capabilities.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Cutter Gauthier had his second career hat trick, scoring the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and the Ducks overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Sunday night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of overcame

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