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Synonyms for surmount

27 synonyms
2 antonyms
2 meanings

verb

Most common

defeat overcome conquer vanquish surpass transcend climb ascend

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Overcome

overcome, conquer, vanquish, defeat, master, get over, rise above, overpower, subdue, reduce, dominate, overthrow

2. Surpass

surpass, out-do, transcend, exceed, outstrip, out-go, top, outperform, overtop, outmatch, overshadow

Other

climb, ascend, summit, scale

Antonyms

off-set, capitulate

All antonyms of surmount →

Definitions

v. 1
To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
v. 2
To cap; to sit on top of.

Related words

Word family: surmounter surmountable

Forms

Past participle: surmounted
e.g. surmounted → conquered, vanquished, defeated, mastered…

Example sentences

defeat Don't do that, Tom! That would defeat the purpose!
overcome We helped each other to overcome the difficulties.
conquer These are the Faces of Evil. You must conquer each.
vanquish We must vanquish our opponents.
surpass Will Algeria be able to surpass the middle-income trap?
transcend To be human we must transcend our animal nature.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
surmount		falling
defeat		steady
overcome		steady
conquer		rising
vanquish		rising
surpass		steady

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

By length

3 letters: top¹
5 letters: scale¹, climb¹
6 letters: master², reduce², defeat², summit², exceed², ascend², subdue²
7 letters: conquer², surpass², overtop
8 letters: overcome³, dominate³, vanquish², outstrip², outmatch
9 letters: overthrow³, transcend², overpower⁴
10 letters: outperform³, overshadow⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (master² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: surmonter
Italiano: sormontare
Deutsch: bewältigen