Surpass synonyms
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exceed (related)
To go or be beyond (a limit, limiting regulation, measure, etc.)
To be better or greater than, or superior to (another or others)
To transcend is exceed or to go past defined limits.
The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another. An eclipse of the Sun or Moon occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned. &diamf3; In a solar eclipse the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth. During a total solar eclipse the disk of the Moon fully covers that of the Sun, and only the Sun's corona is visible. &diamf3; An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is farthest in its orbit from the Earth so that its disk does not fully cover that of the Sun, and part of the Sun's photosphere is visible as a ring around the Moon. &diamf3; In a lunar eclipse all or a part of the Moon's disk enters the umbra of the Earth's shadow and is no longer illuminated by the Sun. Lunar eclipses occur only during a full moon, when the Moon is directly opposite the Sun.
fall-behind (antonym)
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)
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To rank higher than.
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fail (antonym)
(Educ.) To get a grade of failure; not pass
To reach too far
(Printing) To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
To be superior to; outdo
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To come to an end:
go one better
excess (related)
To eliminate the job or position of:
big (related)
(Informal) With considerable success:
To do more or better than (another) in performance or action.
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To be or lie at the top of; be or rise above
move past
To proceed past something
To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to one's surroundings.
outshine (related)
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live up to (related)
fall-short (related)
overshadow (related)
improve upon
Exceptional; exceeding:
In Kantianism, beyond human knowledge
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Superiority in importance, influence, or weight.
To put a cap on
To surpass in excellence by a wide margin
To surpass or outdo (another), as in speed, growth, or performance.
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To surpass (another) in reach:
To run faster, farther, or better than
To be greater than something else, as in power, force, quantity, or importance; predominate:
To put or place on the top of
move past
Find another word for surpass. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for surpass, like: exceed, lose, excel, transcend, eclipse, outstrip, fall-behind, outrank, better, fail and overreach.