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

Shoppers are buying fewer items than a year ago, and grocery sales are declining as weakening unit sales are now outweighing rising prices.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 16 July 2026
The weaker economic data is a sign that sluggish consumption at home is outweighing recent strength in Chinese exports, and the nation is not immune from the economic turmoil caused by the war in Iran.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of outweighing

Verb

To be sure, the surge in the size and number of monster deals could be overshadowing other money-raising efforts from smaller companies and investment by smaller funds, industry experts said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Meanwhile, Will’s brother Joseph (Hunter Doohan) and his girlfriend Thya (Luciane Buchanan) struggle to keep the tension from completely overshadowing the funeral.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

Definition of overshadowing

Verb

Tsitsipas, who has been through injury turmoil and a cycle of hiring and firing his father, Apostolos, as his coach, took the Swiss Open title in Gstaad, defeating Belgium’s Raphaël Collignon 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 to win his first title in over a year.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Spain reclaimed football's biggest prize on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in a tense World Cup final that delivered high drama both on and off the pitch.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of defeating

Verb

The biggest event in the sporting calendar drew to a close at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as Spain were crowned world champions for the second time, overcoming Argentina in one of the most dominant finals in recent memory.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Emotional intelligence, particularly self-awareness, is crucial to overcoming it.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of overcoming

Verb

Apple has surged almost 23% this year, outperforming the market as investors reward its AI agenda and light capital spending model as businesses commit unprecedented capital to the infrastructure buildout.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Since he was appointed, FedEx’s shares have shot up 102%, outperforming the S&P 500 by 28 points, according to a recent Barron’s analysis.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of outperforming

Verb

This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Trump ripped up that deal in 2018 and has been obsessed with besting it with his own.

— Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

Definition of besting

Verb

In 2022, he was reelected, trouncing his main Democratic opponent by nearly 45 percentage points.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 July 2026
But in general the US military proved incapable of quickly trouncing a much weaker adversary, and left the citizens and residents of Gulf allies under fire in the meantime.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of trouncing

Verb

Triple entry doors open into rooms that feel generous and far from overbearing.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
But her voice in the actual album mixes is less grating than the singles’ mixes imply, and the lyrics understand what’s cool and also overbearing about her overarching persona.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of overbearing

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