OUTRACING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

outracing

verb

present participle of outrace

as in outrunning

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

losing (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outracing

Verb

Meanwhile, Musk kept outrunning the movie with his controversial behavior.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Some of the skills needed to make data center components are even outrunning the trade schools, like the specialized welding skills needed.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of outrunning

Verb

While fragrance may have been the fastest-growing category in the spring of 2025, hair is now outpacing it, as well as the growth of the beauty industry overall.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Nobody denies it's had a great run, up 82% since the start of 2025, outpacing the 33% advance for the NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index, known as the DRG.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of outpacing

Verb

Businesses remained the main source of research investment, with enterprise spending exceeding around $420 billion for the first time, accounting for more than 77% of the national total.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
He is also accused of exceeding his authority under Ohio law by failing to identify any statutory or constitutional source of legal authority for his order.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of exceeding

Verb

The company has become one of the biggest winners of the artificial intelligence build-out, with demand for memory chips far outstripping supply.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
By September’s end, GOP advertisers had more than doubled their spending compared with August, outstripping Democrats, according to tracker AdImpact.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of outstripping

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