outclass
[out-klas, -klahs]
- to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
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Origin of outclass
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Related Words for outclassed
beat, outperform, excel, eclipse, outrun, outshine, outmatch, outdo, dominate, outdistance, outpace, outplay, exceed, top, cap, better, outstrip, pass, surmount, towerExamples from the Web for outclassed
Contemporary Examples of outclassed
Some disadvantages are actually advantages; underdogs that “win” are never as outclassed as they initially seem.
Malcolm Gladwell In Five Minutes: What to Know to Pretend You’ve Read the New BookThomas Flynn
October 5, 2013
Historical Examples of outclassed
There was one at that time who outclassed them all, and in an evil day they met.
Tonio, Son of the SierrasCharles King
I had not even a knife, and had I possessed one I was outnumbered and outclassed.
Camp Fire Yarns of the Lost LegionG. Hamilton-Browne
The Tories have been out-generalled, outmanœuvred, and outclassed.
One gang, of brawny Cappadocians, outclassed any but the Emperor's own.
The Unwilling VestalEdward Lucas White
Before many years, it became apparent that Hussey was outclassed.
The Romance of the ReaperHerbert Newton Casson
outclass
- to surpass in class, quality, etc
- to defeat easily
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outclass
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