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to be greater, better, or stronger than<she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did>Synonymsbeat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overtop, top, transcendRelated Wordsexceed, outpace, outrun, overpass; best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), rout, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip, win (against), worst; outweigh, overbear, overshadowPhrasesgo one betterNear Antonymslose (to)
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to go beyond the limit of<the sales of the bandʼs newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its two earlier discs>— see exceed
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