Surpass

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To be beyond the limit, powers, or capacity of; transcend: misery that surpasses comprehension.
  • v. To be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed. See Synonyms at excel.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To exceed; excel; go beyond in any way or respect.
  • To go beyond or past; exceed; overrun.
  • Synonyms To outdo, outstrip, outrun, transcend, overtop, beat.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. distinguish oneself
  • v. be greater in scope or size than some standard
  • v. be or do something to a greater degree
  • v. move past
  • Verb Form
    surpassed    surpasses    surpassing   
    Cross Reference
    outstrip    outdo    exceed    excel   
    Hyponym
    shine at    rank    overstep    transcend    go past    outrank    exceed    excel at    pass    top   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    outstrip    outdo    exceed    excel    beat    cap    top    ding    transcend    overtop   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsace    Cass    Glass    Grass    Grasse    Jas    Mass    Mass.    Nass    Pass