TRUMPING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

trumping

verb

present participle of trump

as in outweighing

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Dissimilar Words

losing (to)

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Verb

The global economy will grow more this year than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund said, with booming investment in AI outweighing a fast-growing debt pile — for now.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
But some experts are making the case that real estate fundamentals today are outweighing even rising rates.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of outweighing

Verb

The bigger issue overshadowing all of this is the need for more housing supply, many experts argue.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
A'ja Wilson's technical foul in Game 2 was the talk of the town, largely overshadowing Caitlin Clark's historic postseason milestones.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of overshadowing

Verb

Republican Bo French, who previously chaired the Tarrant County GOP, faces Democrat Jon Rosenthal after defeating incumbent Jim Wright in a May Republican primary runoff for the state agency that regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
There’s nothing more important than defeating his pathetic opponent, Mike Collins.

— NBC news, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of defeating

Verb

Others discussed overcoming the initial awkwardness of the work and finding satisfaction in helping doctors become more competent and compassionate.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
These productions focused on accessibility, particularly for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences, rather than overcoming language barriers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcoming

Verb

As the unsuccessful regime-change effort in Iran demonstrated, there are no shortcuts to besting the axis countries, together or individually.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Allen won an overtime game for the first time in his career by besting Matthew Stafford, who passed for 383 yards and three touchdowns.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of besting

Verb

Rounds is trouncing independent candidate Brian Bengs 57% to 36% in the deep-red state, according to a new poll conducted in mid-October by Quantus Insights.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The James Franklin era at Virginia Tech got off to an emphatic start on Saturday with the Hokies trouncing VMI by a count of 73-3.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of trouncing

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