Surpass
Surpass verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Usage example: she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did
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Synonyms for Surpass
Top is a synonym for surpass in big topic. In some cases you can use "Top" instead a verb "Surpass", when it comes to topics like excel, improve on, outdo something or someone.
Nearby Word: surpassing
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| mark | surpass mark | top mark |
| popularity | surpass popularity | top popularity |
| counterpart | surpass counterpart | top counterpart |
| original | surpass original | top original |
| Other words: bane, success, everyone, million, sales. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- With the first 5 goals in a space of 18 minutes - the second making Miroslav Klose surpass a Brazilian, Ronaldo, as the World Cup's top scorer ever, and the fifth leading the Germans to surpass Brazil as the team with the most goals in World Cup history.
Source: Humiliation Conga / Real Life -
It didn't help that Naruto was finally growing strong enough to challenge and maybe surpass Sasuke, the top student of their class.
Source: Inferiority Superiority Complex - All of them share the common distinction of having an incredibly awful top speed, and whose gimmick is built around trailing other players to go faster, to the point where you surpass them.
Source: Video Game / Sonic Riders
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