surpass
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
distinguish oneself
She excelled in math
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- excellence derivation
- excellent derivation
Sense 2 verb
be or do something to a greater degree
her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
Types & categories
- beat hypernym
- outwit hyponym
- outgrow hyponym
- outcry hyponym
- outroar hyponym
- outsail hyponym
- outdraw hyponym
- outsell hyponym
- outsell hyponym
- outpace hyponym
- better hyponym
- outshine hyponym
- outrange hyponym
- outweigh hyponym
- outbrave hyponym
- out-herod hyponym
- outfox hyponym
- shame hyponym
- outmarch hyponym
- outwear hyponym
Related & opposite
- excessive derivation
Sense 3 verb
move past
A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- passer derivation
Sense 4 verb
be greater in scope or size than some standard
Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
Types & categories
- overgrow hyponym
Related & opposite
- transcendence derivation
- transcendent derivation
- transcendent derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | excellence |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | excellent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | top |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | outrank |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shine at |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | excessive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | beat |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outwit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outgrow |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outcry |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outroar |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outsail |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outdraw |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outsell |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outsell |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outpace |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | better |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outshine |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outrange |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outweigh |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outbrave |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | out-herod |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outfox |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shame |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outmarch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outwear |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | passer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | skirt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | run by |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fly by |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | zip by |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | transcendence |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | transcendent |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | transcendent |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | overgrow |