Synonyms for outstrip
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Exceed — to exceed or surpass (someone or something)
exceed, surpass, out-do, out-go, transcend, go beyond, outperform, overshadow, surmount, beat, eclipse, top, pass, dwarf, cap, outstep, outreach, outvie, outmatch, outshine, overstep, transgress
2. Overtake — to move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind
3. Distance
Definitions
- v. 1
To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
- v. 2
To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
This year’s production has already outstripped last year’s.
Forms
- Past participle
- outstript
e.g. outstript → exceeded, surpassed, out-done, out-gone…
Example sentences
- exceed Nothing can exceed the speed of light in a vacuum.
- surpass Will Algeria be able to surpass the middle-income trap?
- transcend To be human we must transcend our animal nature.
By length
- 3 letters
- top1, cap1
- 4 letters
- beat1, pass1
- 5 letters
- dwarf1
- 6 letters
- exceed2, outvie
- 7 letters
- eclipse2, surpass2, outstep
- 8 letters
- distance2, outreach2, overhaul3, overtake3, outshine2, overstep3, surmount2, outmatch
- 9 letters
- transcend2
- 10 letters
- outperform3, overshadow4, transgress2
- 11 letters
- outdistance3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exceed2 = 2 syllables).