VERB | stative | surpass, excel, stand out | distinguish oneself |
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competition | surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform | be or do something to a greater degree | |
motion | surpass, travel by, pass by, go past, go by, pass | move past | |
stative | surpass, exceed, transcend | be greater in scope or size than some standard |
Sounds | serpae's | |
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Rhymes | alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes... |
Meaning | distinguish oneself. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | excel, stand out | |
Narrower | exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top | Be superior or better than some standard |
rank, outrank | Take precedence or surpass others in rank | |
shine at, excel at | Be good at | |
Spanish | aventajar, descollar, destacarse, destacar, distinguirse, resaltar, sobrepasar, sobresalir | |
Catalan | descollar, distingir-se, excel·lir, sobrepassar, sobresortir |
Meaning | Be or do something to a greater degree. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know" | |
Synonyms | outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform | |
Narrower | better, break | Surpass in excellence |
out-herod | Surpass someone in cruelty or evil | |
outbrave | Be braver than | |
outdraw | Draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight | |
outfox | outdo someone in trickery | |
outgrow | Grow faster than | |
outmarch | march longer distances and for a longer time than | |
outpace | Surpass in speed | |
outrange | Have a greater range than (another gun / gun) | |
outroar | roar louder than | |
outsail | Sail faster or better than | |
outsell | sell more than others | |
outsell | Be sold more often than other, similar products | |
outshine | attract more attention and praise than others | |
outshout, outcry | shout louder than | |
outwear | last / last longer than others | |
outweigh | Be heavier than | |
outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent | Beat through cleverness and wit | |
shame | Surpass or beat by a wide margin | |
Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
Spanish | aventajar, exceder, sobrepasar, sobrepujar, superar | |
Catalan | avantatjar, excedir, sobrepassar, sobrepujar, superar |
Meaning | Move past. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Model | These cars won't surpass | |
Example | "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" | |
Synonyms | travel by, pass by, go past, go by, pass | |
Narrower | fly by | pass by while flying |
run by | pass by while running | |
skirt | Pass around or about | |
zip by, fly by, whisk by | Move by very quickly | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Spanish | dejar atrás, ir, pasar | |
Catalan | passar |
Meaning | Be greater in scope or size than some standard. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | exceed, transcend | |
Narrower | overgrow | Grow too large |
Spanish | exceder, sobrepasar, superar, trascender | |
Catalan | excedir, sobrepassar, superar, transcendir, ultrapassar |
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