vverb.stativedistinguish oneselfSynset:excel stand out surpass
Derivationally Related Form:excellentexcellence
Inherited Hypernyms:excel
Direct Hyponyms:exceedexcel atgo pastoutrankoversteppassrankshine attoptranscend
Full Troponyms:exceedrankshine at
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.competitionbe or do something to a greater degreeSynset:exceed outdo outgo outmatch outperform outstrip surmount surpass
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:excessive
Hypernyms:beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Inherited Hypernyms:surpassbeatget the better of
Direct Hyponyms:beatbetterbreakcircumventout-herodoutbraveoutcryoutdrawoutfoxoutgrowoutmarchoutpaceoutrangeoutroaroutsailoutselloutshineoutshoutoutsmartoutwearoutweighoutwitoverreachshame
Full Troponyms:betterout-herodoutbraveoutdrawoutfoxoutgrowoutmarchoutpaceoutrangeoutroaroutsailoutselloutshineoutshoutoutwearoutweighoutwitshameupstage
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: outdo)
vverb.motionmove pastSynset:go by go past pass pass by surpass travel by
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:passer
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:travel bytravel
Direct Hyponyms:fly byrun byskirtwhisk byzip by
Full Troponyms:fly byrun byskirtzip by
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | These cars won't --- (apply to: surpass, travel by, go past, pass by, pass)
vverb.stativebe greater in scope or size than some standardSynset:exceed surpass transcend
Examples:- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
Derivationally Related Form:transcendencetranscendent
Inherited Hypernyms:exceed
Direct Hyponyms:overgrow
Full Troponyms:overgrow
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
adj satadj.allexceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellenceSynset:transcendent
Antonyms:inferior
Derivationally Related Form:transcendencytranscendtranscendence
Inherited Hypernyms:transcendent
Similar to:superior
adj satadj.allfar beyond what is usual in magnitude or degreeSynset:exceeding exceptional olympian prodigious
Examples:- a night of exceeding darkness
- an exceptional memory
- olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy
- the young Mozart's prodigious talents
Antonyms:ordinary
Derivationally Related Form:exception
Inherited Hypernyms:exceeding
Similar to:extraordinary