'Surpass' definitions:
Definition of 'surpass'
(from WordNet)
verb
verb
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" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform]
verb
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" [syn: travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass]
verb
Definition of 'Surpass'
From: GCIDE
- Surpass \Sur*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surpassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Surpassing.] [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to pass. See Sur-, and Pass.] To go beyond in anything good or bad; to perform (an activity) better than; to exceed; to excel. [1913 Webster]
- This would surpass Common revenge and interrupt his joy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'surpass'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bang,
- beat,
- best,
- better,
- cap,
- cob,
- ding,
- distance,
- eclipse,
- exceed,
- excel,
- get ahead of,
- go beyond,
- go one better,
- hold the field,
- improve on,
- leave behind,
- outclass,
- outdistance,
- outdo,
- outgo,
- outmatch,
- outpace,
- outperform,
- outpoint,
- outrange,
- outrank,
- outrival,
- outrun,
- outshine,
- outstep,
- outstrip,
- outtop,
- outvie,
- outweigh,
- overbalance,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overpass,
- overreach,
- overrun,
- overshadow,
- overshoot,
- overshoot the mark,
- overstep,
- overtop,
- pass,
- perfect,
- predominate,
- preponderate,
- prevail,
- prevail over,
- put to shame,
- rank,
- shoot ahead of,
- steal a march,
- top,
- tower above,
- tower over,
- transcend,
- trump,
- worst