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surpass
verb
sur·pass
sər-ˈpas
surpassed; surpassing; surpasses
Synonyms of surpass
transitive verb
1
: to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
surpassed her rivals surpassed all expectations
2
: to go beyond : overstep
3
: to transcend the reach, capacity, or powers of
a beauty that surpasses description
surpassable
sər-ˈpa-sə-bəl
adjective
Synonyms
beat
better
eclipse
exceed
excel
outclass
outdistance
outdo
outgun
outmatch
outshine
outstrip
overtop
top
tower (over)
transcend
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exceed, surpass, transcend, excel, outdo, outstrip mean to go or be beyond a stated or implied limit, measure, or degree. exceed implies going beyond a limit set by authority or established by custom or by prior achievement.
exceed the speed limit
surpass suggests superiority in quality, merit, or skill.
the book surpassed our expectations
transcend implies a rising or extending notably above or beyond ordinary limits.
transcended the values of their culture
excel implies preeminence in achievement or quality and may suggest superiority to all others.
excels in mathematics
outdo applies to a bettering or exceeding what has been done before.
outdid herself this time
outstrip suggests surpassing in a race or competition.
outstripped other firms in sales
Examples of surpass in a Sentence
Attendance is expected to surpass last year's record.
Last quarter, sales surpassed two million.
His work regularly surpasses all expectations.
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Who is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos? Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994 and is currently its chairman, recently surpassed Elon Musk to reclaim the title of World's Richest Man for the first time since 2021, according to the Wall Street Journal.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
But still, the beast has surpassed 270 mph, and that’s impressive as hell.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Iowa's Caitlin Clark became the NCAA's all-time scoring leader on Sunday, surpassing Pete Maravich's career record set in 1970.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
Michigan’s rate of child maltreatment consistently surpasses the national rate.
—Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
Turnout in San Diego County has consistently surpassed the statewide turnout in primaries for more than a decade.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Bookings for 2022 surpassed those of pre-COVID years, and the summer of 2023 was up another 25 percent, according to Sea Song.
—Heidi Mitchell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
Heading into the weekend, Warner Bros., the studio behind the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 novel, conservatively projected a $65 million start, though most box office prognosticators believed that revenues would surpass $80 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Mar. 2024
Furthermore, the showman runner, Lyles with expertise in the 100m and 200m after surpassing his competitors on the 60-meter track expressed that these athletes don't possess a chance in the outdoor events.
—Paras Jan, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
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Etymology
Middle French surpasser, from sur- + passer to pass
First Known Use
1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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surpass
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sur·pass
sər-ˈpas
1
: to be greater, better, or stronger than
2
: to go beyond the reach, powers, or capacity of
surpassable
-ə-bəl
adjective
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Meaning of surpass in English
surpassverb [ T ]
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C2 to do or be better than: His time for the 100 metres surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second. The book's success has surpassed everyone's expectations. The director has really surpassed himself (= done better than he has done before) with this new film. Synonyms
exceed
outperform
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Surpassing in quality or number
catch
catch (someone) up
compare
crown
crush
do something for an encore idiom
eclipse
encore
outcompete
outdo
outflank
outgo
outman
push the envelope idiom
put/leave someone in the shade idiom
shade
shame
steal a march on someone idiom
steal someone's thunder idiom
tower
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to do or be better or more than something else: Our team’s achievements surpass those of teams in earlier years.
(Definition of surpass from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
surpass | Business English
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to do or be better or greater than something: The quarterly sales figures have surpassed everyone's expectations. The latest figures surpassed the previous peak of 15,418 foreclosures in the third quarter of 2008.
(Definition of surpass from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of surpass
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What if past thought were not always surpassed thought?
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His work in this field is unlikely to be surpassed for a very long time to come.
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Team effort supported by massive corporate resources surpasses lone artists in technological advances in the creative arts.
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For example, in poorer countries the number of wireless phone connections are surpassing the number of fixed lines.
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This phenomenon far surpasses general notions of "poor" parenting.
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Early estimates of maximum life expectancy, which yielded values in the 70s, have already been surpassed in low mortality populations.
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Consequently, although jack mackerel catches continued to rise, surpassing 3 million tonnes in 1991, pilchard harvests collapsed back to mid-1970s levels.
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Then, a competitive linking strategy is used, but not until all words or phrases are linked, but until a certain threshold is surpassed.
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Even when audio samples make explicit references to other compositions/contexts/histories, the results rarely surpass nostalgic affect.
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Notwithstanding the objections raised here, it is unlikely to be surpassed in breadth and depth in years to come.
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Such a move would surpass the current vogue of 'research-fordevelopment', which still assumes the research is at centre stage.
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As can be seen, this new method found the best trade-off solution using both representations, surpassing even the mathematical programming techniques employed.
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But they also wish to show that men of this kind surpassed the limits of acceptable male behaviour.
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Unexpectedly, the exact version even surpasses the performance of the double precision one.
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Nineteenth-century sources tell us of clerks surpassing in number the officials, some departments employing up to several tens of them at the same time.
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surpass
verb
Definition of surpass
1
as in to exceed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did
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exceed
eclipse
better
top
outdo
outstrip
transcend
outshine
beat
excel
outdistance
overcome
outmatch
outclass
overtop
master
outpace
tower (over)
overshadow
outgun
defeat
outrun
outweigh
best
run rings around
go one better
surmount
outperform
conquer
worst
one-up
run circles around
subdue
prevail (over)
triumph (over)
win (against)
trump
outcompete
outrace
lick
crush
shame
rout
clobber
trounce
trim
overmatch
whip
thrash
overpass
overbear
outbalance
drub
wallop
skunk
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
lose (to)
2
as in to transcend
to go beyond the limit of
the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums
Synonyms & Similar Words
exceed
transcend
outrun
overrun
overstep
overshoot
overreach
outreach
break
invade
encroach
infringe
overpass
trespass
entrench
overdo
intrench
overuse
overwork
overutilize
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How does the verb surpass contrast with its synonyms?
Some common synonyms of surpass are exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip, and transcend. While all these words mean "to go or be beyond a stated or implied limit, measure, or degree," surpass suggests superiority in quality, merit, or skill.
the book surpassed our expectations
When might exceed be a better fit than surpass?
Although the words exceed and surpass have much in common, exceed implies going beyond a limit set by authority or established by custom or by prior achievement.
exceed the speed limit
Where would excel be a reasonable alternative to surpass?
The meanings of excel and surpass largely overlap; however, excel implies preeminence in achievement or quality and may suggest superiority to all others.
excels in mathematics
In what contexts can outdo take the place of surpass?
The words outdo and surpass can be used in similar contexts, but outdo applies to a bettering or exceeding what has been done before.
outdid herself this time
When is it sensible to use outstrip instead of surpass?
While in some cases nearly identical to surpass, outstrip suggests surpassing in a race or competition.
outstripped other firms in sales
When can transcend be used instead of surpass?
While the synonyms transcend and surpass are close in meaning, transcend implies a rising or extending notably above or beyond ordinary limits.
transcended the values of their culture
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surpassverb [ T ]
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C2 to do or be better than: His time for the 100 meters surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second. The book's success has surpassed everyone's expectations. The director has really surpassed himself (= done better than he has done before) with this new film. Synonyms
exceed
outperform
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Surpassing in quality or number
catch
catch (someone) up
compare
crown
crush
do something for an encore idiom
eclipse
encore
outcompete
outdo
outflank
outgo
outman
push the envelope idiom
put/leave someone in the shade idiom
shade
shame
steal a march on someone idiom
steal someone's thunder idiom
tower
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(Definition of surpass from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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to do or be better or more than something else: Our team’s achievements surpass those of teams in earlier years.
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to do or be better or greater than something: The quarterly sales figures have surpassed everyone's expectations. The latest figures surpassed the previous peak of 15,418 foreclosures in the third quarter of 2008.
(Definition of surpass from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of surpass
surpass
This fall, the numbers surpassed his expectations each month.
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They then evolved and in some cases surpassed the originals.
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Women now surpass men in college degrees by almost three to two.
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There are quadrillions of bacteria in the world, far surpassing humanity's 7 billion.
From NPR
The failure to understand such a significant event is surpassed in tragedy only by the failure to transmit whatever can be learned to future generations.
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Revenues are low due to lingering effects of the recession, but they will surpass their historical average as the economy recovers.
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Student-loan debt surpassed credit-card debt for the first time in history last year.
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What was unimaginable a generation ago has begun to occur -- others are matching and surpassing our educational attainments.
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So why are some spas able to surpass standards while others remain entrenched in under achievement?
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Their experience in election law far surpassed the experience of the officials who ordered the dismissal.
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Definition of surpass verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
surpass verb /səˈpɑːs/ /sərˈpæs/(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they surpass /səˈpɑːs/ /sərˈpæs/ he / she / it surpasses /səˈpɑːsɪz/ /sərˈpæsɪz/ past simple surpassed /səˈpɑːst/ /sərˈpæst/ past participle surpassed /səˈpɑːst/ /sərˈpæst/ -ing form surpassing /səˈpɑːsɪŋ/ /sərˈpæsɪŋ/
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to do or be better than somebody/something surpass something/somebody He hopes one day to surpass the world record.Its success has surpassed all expectations. surpass yourself Her cooking was always good, but this time she had surpassed herself (= done better than her own high standards).Extra ExamplesThe second half of the match comfortably surpassed the first in entertainment value.As a useful reference dictionary, this one surpasses all others.His inventive style of playing has never been surpassed.Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbfareasilyeventually…prepositioninSee full entryWord Originmid 16th cent.: from French surpasser, from sur- ‘above’ + passer ‘to pass’.
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exceedgo beyondoutdotopbestoutstripbeatoutdistanceleave behindtriumph overgo one betteroutruntranscendThis mousse au chocolat surpasses any restaurant dessert I've ever had.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use surpass in a sentenceMonday marked Abe’s 2,799th straight day in office, making him Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister and surpassing the record set by his great-uncle, Eisaku Sato.The legacy Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, will leave after resigning | claychandler | August 28, 2020 | FortuneMatthias Schmidt, an independent auto analyst in Berlin, says registrations for NEVs in West Europe—a region covering 18 countries—have actually surpassed registrations in China so far this year.Tesla loses ground in Europe despite a local surge in EV purchases post-lockdown | eamonbarrett | August 28, 2020 | FortuneArgentina’s infections have surpassed 350,000 with the death toll climbing to more than 7,000.These countries aren’t waiting for a U.S., China, or U.K. COVID vaccine | Claire Zillman, reporter | August 26, 2020 | FortuneGenerally, these employers set a threshold for how much they choose to pay out based on projected costs, and stop-loss insurance covers the claims when the threshold is surpassed.Alphabet’s Verily plans to use big data to help employers predict health insurance costs | Rachel Schallom | August 25, 2020 | FortuneTesla market value has surpassed retail behemoth Walmart after an astounding surge in the electric-vehicle maker’s shares over the past five months.Tesla’s soaring stock pushes the company’s market value past Walmart’s | Verne Kopytoff | August 20, 2020 | FortuneThis is why 2015 is projected to be the first year where gun deaths surpass traffic fatalities.How the Gun Nuts Try to Excuse Away the Santa Barbara Slaughter—and Why They’re All Wrong | Cliff Schecter | May 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAim to surpass your funding goal by 100 percent in the early days of your campaign.How to Win at Crowdfunding | Bianca Goodloe | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTObama officials have to do a far better job of helping all Syrians see that this nightmarish future could surpass the Assad past.Face the Assad Reality In Syria | Frank G. Wisner, Leslie H. Gelb | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHome ownership reached record highs that have been difficult to surpass.The Revolt Against the Masses and the Roots of Modern Liberalism | Fred Siegel | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAdjusted for inflation, that would equal or surpass the oil shocks of 1973 and 1979.The End of Iran’s Oil Shield | Christopher Dickey | November 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the tear-stained story of humanity there has never been aught to surpass the thrilling record of Cawnpore.The Red Year | Louis TracyWoollen rags have been largely employed as a manure for hops, and are believed to surpass every other substance for that crop.Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonBut these ripe and classic works will surpass everything we have heard since Glinka.The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThere are many Mahomedans among the inhabitants, who surpass the Hindoos in industry and perseverance.A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferAs a breed, they are excellent milkers; though some families of the Short Horns surpass others in this quality.Domestic Animals | Richard L. AllenSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for surpasssurpass/ (sɜːˈpɑːs) /verb(tr)to be greater than in degree, extent, etcto be superior to in achievement or excellenceto overstep the limit or range of: the theory surpasses my comprehensionSee moreOrigin of surpass1C16: from French surpasser, from sur- 1 + passer to passDerived forms of surpasssurpassable, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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surpass From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsurpasssur‧pass /səˈpɑːs $ sərˈpæs/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
BETTERto be even better or greater than someone or something else
He had surpassed all our expectations.
The number of multiple births has surpassed 100,000 for the first time.surpass yourself (=do something better than you have ever done before)
With this painting he has surpassed himself.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpussurpass• This surpasses amounts raised by such better-known parts of the University of Maryland at Baltimore as the schools of pharmacy and dentistry.• Yet the permanent achievements of her reign were not surpassed by any other ruler of the age.• In the early 1990s, Goodby helped Sega surpass Nintendo.• An analysis of landfills shows that thrown away food far surpasses plastics in volume.• By 1988, K-Mart and Wal-Mart were both well on their way to surpassing Sears in the world-wide merchandising business.• Among the Copernicans there was exhilaration at the thought that man, in his astronomical understanding, had now surpassed the ancients.• Even Luzhkov has surpassed Yeltsin in national support, receiving 12 percent.surpass yourself• Stewart has surpassed himself with his latest novel.Origin surpass (1500-1600) Old French surpasser, from sur- ( → SURCHARGE) + passer “to pass”
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