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Synonyms for outstep

Most common

exceed surpass overstep outstrip transcend overgo

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To step or go beyond; exceed; overstep.

Related words

Other spellings
outcept

Forms

Past participle
outstepped
e.g. outstepped → exceeded, surpassed, outstript, overstepped…

Example sentences

  • exceed Nothing can exceed the speed of light in a vacuum.
  • surpass Will Algeria be able to surpass the middle-income trap?
  • overstep I'm sorry, I didn't mean to overstep my bounds.
  • transcend To be human we must transcend our animal nature.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
outstepfalling
exceedfalling
surpasssteady
overstepsteady
outstripfalling
transcendrising

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

By length

5 letters
excel2
6 letters
exceed2, overgo
7 letters
surpass2, forpass
8 letters
overstep3, outstrip2
9 letters
transcend2, overreach3
10 letters
transgress2

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