surpass

Meaning

To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

Synonyms

excel

exceed

outdo

pass

overtake

transcend

outstrip

go beyond

surmount

defeat

beat

win

eclipse

better

overcome

outrival

outmatch

outclass

go past

transgress

top

🔝

superior

cross

overtop

outrun

overstep

outperform

leave behind

overfulfil

dominate

be better than

outgo

tide over

vanquish

stand out

pass by

go by

overrun

outweigh

overshadow

outscore

outshine

more important

get ahead

more than

greater than

break

larger

above

leapfrog

Translations

dépasser

surpasser

übertreffen

sorpassare

sobrepasar

surmonter

overtreffen

excéder

superar

dominer

superar

aventajar

superare

ultrapassar

exceder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˈpɑːs/

Etymology

From Middle French surpasser (“to pass beyond”). By surface analysis, sur- + pass. Displaced native Old English oferstīgan (literally “to climb over”).