Synonyms for outclass

Most common

go beyond · excel · muller · outshine

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class

   In the IQ test, he outclassed all the other applicants.

Forms

Past participle

outclassed
e.g. outclassed → outshined, excelled, mullered…

Example sentences

• excel “Really, Watson, you excel yourself,” said Holmes.
• outshine I have no ambition to outshine him or any other erudite.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

excel²

6 letters

muller²

8 letters

outshine²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excel² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

surclasser

Italiano

surclassare