Surmount synonyms

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triumph over
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conquer
To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
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beat
To defeat or subdue, as in a contest.
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subjugate
To subjugate is to bring something or someone under your control and to force submission or compliance.
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subdue
To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome:
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thrive (related)
Thrive means to grow strong and healthy.
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enfiled (related)
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best
Best means in the greatest advantage or manner.
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defeat
To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat:
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surrender (antonym)
To yield (oneself) to any influence, emotion, passion, or power.
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give in (antonym)
(Of a pugilist) to droop the head
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master
To master is defined as to become an expert in something or to gain control over something or someone.
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vanquish
To defeat or conquer in battle; subjugate.
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clear
To remove (objects or obstructions):
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hurdle
To hurdle is defined as to jump over barriers.
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negotiate
To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.
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carry (or win) the day
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get (or have) the best of
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get (or have) the better of
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go someone one better
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win (related)
To achieve or obtain by effort:
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surpass
To be greater than, as in degree or quality; exceed:
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outstrip
To be greater than or superior to; exceed or surpass:
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outmatch
To surpass or be better than something or someone else
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outgo
To overtake; to travel faster than.
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exceed
To go or be beyond (a limit, limiting regulation, measure, etc.)
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outdo
To do more or better than (another) in performance or action.
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outperform
To perform better than something or someone.
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overcome
To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:
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get-over
(Rugby) To score a try
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scale
To measure by or as by a scale
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ensigned (related)
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crocketted (related)
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encircle (related)
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ascend
To go up.
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climb
To get (into or out of clothes or a piece of clothing) hastily, perfunctorily, etc.
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excel
To excel is defined as to be very good at something.
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leap
To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
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top
To put or place on the top of
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transcend
To pass beyond the limits of something.
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triumph
To be victorious or successful; win.
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yield (antonym)
To produce a return for effort or investment:
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prevail against
To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition
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rout
(Now chiefly dialectal) To beat; strike; assail with blows.
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worst
To get the better of; defeat
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trim
To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess; e.g. 'trim a hedge', 'trim a beard'.
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whip
Whip is defined as to beat eggs or cream to incorporate air or for someone to move quickly.
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ace
To score an ace against, as in tennis
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lick
To pass or lap quickly and rapidly:
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overtop
To excel; surpass
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prevail
To be in force, use, or effect; be current:
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rise
To get up after sleeping or resting
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Surmount Sentence Examples

  • But those who have the will and the patience to surmount them will find their trouble well repaid.

  • It was not till more than half a century later that an American, Sylvester Marsh, employed the rack system for the purpose of enabling trains to surmount steep slopes on the Mount Washington railway, where the maximum gradient was nearly 1 in 22.

  • Attempts have been made to bring it into more general use, but without success; and it is only in particular circumstances that navigation, with the aid either of locks or inclined planes to surmount the elevations, will not present a more convenient medium for an extended trade."

  • The party and the principles of Oldenbarneveldt, however, though crushed, were not extinguished, and though Frederick Henry by his personal influence and prudent statesmanship had been able to surmount the difficulties placed in his way, he had had to encounter at times strong opposition, and had been much hampered in the conduct both of his campaigns and of his policy.

  • In the heyday of his youth his high spirits and passion for adventure enabled him to surmount every obstacle with elan.

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