SURPASSED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

surpassed

verb

past tense of surpass

as in exceeded

to be greater, better, or stronger than she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did

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as in transcended

to go beyond the limit of the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums

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Recent Examples of surpassed Released late last year, the short by writer-director Martin Hemingway-Moseley has surpassed 600k views on YouTube, maintained a 99% approval rating and has a strong following across social platforms. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 In 2023, traffic fatalities (336 in total, including 179 pedestrians) surpassed homicides for the first time in a decade. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 That gap has not surpassed 2 percentage points for nearly two years. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Overall political advertising in the race has surpassed $500 million. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 This year, construction activity in the metro Atlanta area has even surpassed northern Virginia, which has the highest concentration of data centers in the world. — Linda Jacobson - The 74, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026 David Ayer helmed the 2024 original that surpassed $160 million at the global box office. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 The Panthers also found success on the ground, as Devonte Lyons surpassed 70 rushing yards for the second consecutive week and scored his first touchdown of the season. — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 Patel had surpassed Alzner as the most famous person at the rink. — Richie McGinniss, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

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Musk's contribution alone also exceeded the Democratic Senate Majority PAC's entire third-quarter fundraising.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Still, attendance at three of the past four Jaguars games at Wembley exceeded 86,000.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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