Synonyms for outperform

Most common

exceed · excel · surpass · outstrip

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To perform better than something or someone.

Forms

Past participle

outperformed
e.g. outperformed → out-done, surpassed, outstript, exceeded…

Example sentences

• exceed Nothing can exceed the speed of light in a vacuum.
• excel “Really, Watson, you excel yourself,” said Holmes.
• surpass Will Algeria be able to surpass the middle-income trap?

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

excel²

6 letters

exceed², outvie

7 letters

surpass²

8 letters

outstrip², surmount², outmatch

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