| outdo | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | be or do something to a greater degree.; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ outsmart, outwit, circumvent, outfox, overreach, beat | beat through cleverness and wit.; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" |
| ~ outgrow | grow faster than. |
| ~ outcry, outshout | shout louder than. |
| ~ outroar | roar louder than. |
| ~ outsail | sail faster or better than.; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" |
| ~ outdraw | draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight. |
| ~ outsell | sell more than others.; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" |
| ~ outsell | be sold more often than other, similar products.; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" |
| ~ outpace | surpass in speed.; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" |
| ~ better, break | surpass in excellence.; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" |
| ~ outshine | attract more attention and praise than others.; "This film outshone all the others in quality" |
| ~ outrange | have a greater range than (another gun). |
| ~ outweigh | be heavier than. |
| ~ outbrave | be braver than. |
| ~ out-herod | surpass someone in cruelty or evil. |
| ~ outfox | outdo someone in trickery. |
| ~ shame | surpass or beat by a wide margin. |
| ~ outmarch | march longer distances and for a longer time than.; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" |
| ~ outwear | last longer than others.; "This material outwears all others" |
| v. (competition) | 2. best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump | get the better of.; "the goal was to best the competition" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart | defeat by more skillful maneuvering.; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" |
| supersede | | |
| v. (social) | 1. replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant | take the place or move into the position of.; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" |
| ~ replace | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected).; "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" |
| ~ put back, replace | put something back where it belongs.; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them" |
| ~ deputise, deputize, step in, substitute | act as a substitute.; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" |
| ~ displace, preempt | take the place of or have precedence over.; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor" |
| ~ usurp | take the place of.; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke" |
| ~ oust | remove and replace.; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter" |
| ~ come after, succeed, follow | be the successor (of).; "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" |
| higher-up | | |
| n. (person) | 1. higher-up, superior, superordinate | one of greater rank or station or quality. |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ better | a superior person having claim to precedence.; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" |
| ~ god | a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people.; "he was a god among men" |
| ~ supervisor | one who supervises or has charge and direction of. |
| surpass | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. excel, stand out, surpass | distinguish oneself.; "She excelled in math" |
| ~ top, exceed, go past, overstep, transcend, pass | be superior or better than some standard.; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" |
| ~ outrank, rank | take precedence or surpass others in rank. |
| ~ excel at, shine at | be good at.; "She shines at math" |
| v. (motion) | 2. go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by | move past.; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ skirt | pass around or about; move along the border.; "The boat skirted the coast" |
| ~ run by | pass by while running.; "We watched children were running by" |
| ~ fly by | pass by while flying.; "An enemy plane flew by" |
| ~ whisk by, zip by, fly by | move by very quickly. |
| v. (stative) | 3. exceed, surpass, transcend | be greater in scope or size than some standard.; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" |
| ~ overgrow | grow too large. |
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