surpass
to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
to go beyond in excellence or achievement; be superior to; excel: He surpassed his brother in sports.
to be beyond the range or capacity of; transcend: misery that surpasses description.
Origin of surpass
1synonym study For surpass
Other words for surpass
Other words from surpass
- sur·pass·a·ble, adjective
- sur·pass·er, noun
- un·sur·pass·a·ble, adjective
- un·sur·passed, adjective
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How to use surpass in a sentence
All good critics have agreed that his letters are not surpassed, perhaps not surpassable.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) | George SaintsburyThat figure represents an ample and rather voluptuous matron, in an attitude of scarcely surpassable grace.
Beauty | Alexander WalkerIn the combination of two gifts, music and meaning, he is hardly surpassable at his best by any poet.
More Pages from a Journal | Mark Rutherford
British Dictionary definitions for surpass
/ (sɜːˈpɑːs) /
to be greater than in degree, extent, etc
to be superior to in achievement or excellence
to overstep the limit or range of: the theory surpasses my comprehension
Origin of surpass
1Derived forms of surpass
- surpassable, adjective
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