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Synonyms for rise above

Most common

tower overcome transcend surmount overtop

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To ignore petty or trivial issues and do what one is supposed to; to act better than someone or something inappropriate.

Example sentences

  • tower That tower you see over there is the Eiffel Tower.
  • overcome We helped each other to overcome the difficulties.
  • transcend To be human we must transcend our animal nature.
  • surmount There are many obstacles to surmount when translating literary texts.

By length

5 letters
tower2
7 letters
overtop
8 letters
overcome3, surmount2
9 letters
transcend2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tower2 = 2 syllables).