SURPASSES Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

surpasses

verb

present tense third-person singular of surpass

as in exceeds

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

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loses (to)

as in transcends

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 surpasses The All-Pro defensive tackle agrees to a six-year, $135-million deal, which surpasses Von Miller’s contract in Denver as the new benchmark for defenders. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 In a recent report, Wells Fargo said the pipeline of GLP-1 weight-loss medications now surpasses cancer drugs as the most valuable category of products on the horizon. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 However, Editors' Choice pick ScreenPal, previously Droplr's closest rival, now surpasses it thanks to a free option and superior premium upgrades. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 This year’s rise in rent far surpasses what buyers are seeing in Ada County’s housing market. — Mark Dee august 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 But first, welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham stuns in a backless halter top and then surpasses Caitlin Clark in social media followers. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 This pivot is significantly reshaping the company's revenue profile, as its cloud business already surpasses $214 billion annually. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 That surpasses the count of cases in all of 2025 — 2,289 — which was fueled by a fatal outbreak in Texas where two children died. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 That’s up from 3,115 during the same timeframe last year and already surpasses the annual total for 2025, which was 5,299. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026

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The number of people confirmed killed after propulsive landslides tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday now exceeds 900.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
The goal is to collect a total net credit that at least matches or exceeds the width of the call spread such that even an extraordinary upside move would not result in a loss.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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