TRUMPED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

trumped

verb

past tense of trump

as in outweighed

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lost (to)

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Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

The researchers reported that EpiPad outperformed the other two approaches in both error rate and efficiency.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
The five-year lookback period is one of the few time spans shy of 25 years over which the Nasdaq Composite has not outperformed the S&P 500.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of outperformed

Verb

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

Aaron Ekblad added two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves as the Panthers overcame a 38-28 shot disadvantage to snap a two-game losing streak and improve to 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Less than six months ago, the Knicks furiously overcame a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of overcame

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