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Overview of verb surpass

The verb surpass has 4 senses


  • excel, stand out, surpass -- (distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math")

  • surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform -- (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")

  • travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass -- (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")

  • exceed, transcend, surpass -- (be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds")


Overview of adj surpassing

The adj surpassing has 2 senses


  • transcendent, surpassing -- (exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence)

  • exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing -- (far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents")