TRUMPING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

trumping

verb

present participle of trump

as in outweighing

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losing (to)

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Verb

These misses are outweighing the positives because Online Stores are the foundation of Amazon's retail business and Advertising is a high-margin revenue stream.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
For the average family, a steady paycheck remains the single most impactful financial asset, outweighing market movements.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of outweighing

Verb

Boeing shares tumbled Tuesday after the plane maker issued disappointing long-term guidance for free cash flow, overshadowing anything good in its third-quarter numbers.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
The sub-bass content on this track takes the form of a bass line in the verse, and the headphones did a good job of producing it without overshadowing other aspects of the mix.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of overshadowing

Verb

The Rams find the end zone late in the second quarter after a sluggish start and don’t look back, defeating the Chargers 24-9 to improve to 4-4 on the season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The matchup was billed as a rematch of Super Bowl LX, which Seattle won in February by defeating New England 29-10 to claim the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of defeating

Verb

The Dolphins had plenty more opportunities after Gordon’s penalty to right the ship, overcoming the challenges that the team’s second-half belly-flop presented.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
The Knicks got into the win column for the first time this season by overcoming a 13-point deficit in Tuesday’s home victory against the Detroit Pistons.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcoming

Verb

That's when the Brewers' incredible penchant for outperforming on batting average on balls in play reared its gigantic head yet again.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
There hasn’t been much in the way of good news regarding the manufacturing sector in Indonesia in recent years, particularly with Chinese goods flooding the market and outperforming local products.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of outperforming

Verb

Fox won the English-language rights in 2011, besting incumbent ESPN with a $425 million bid for two cycles.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of besting

Verb

Powered by a defensive unit that tallied three takeaways, four sacks and limited the opposing offense to 156 yards, UCLA earned its seventh win of the season Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl, trouncing Michigan State 28-10.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of trouncing

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