Synonyms for trump

Most common

scoop · out-flank · cut the cheese · cheat · clown · outsmart

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.

   He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.

2. n. 1

   The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.

   Diamonds were declared trump(s).

Related words

Phrases

trump up trump card

Forms

Plural

trumps → horns, cornets, trumpets, pumps…

Past participle

trumped
e.g. trumped → topped, out-done, bested, passed…

Example sentences

• scoop Can you scoop the ice cream into bowls for dessert?
• cheat I felt like hitting him when he tried to cheat me.
• clown Don't tell your father you want to become a clown.
• outsmart Tom didn't expect that Mary would outsmart him.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

top¹

4 letters

best¹, pass¹, pump¹, horn¹, ruff¹

5 letters

cheat¹, clown¹, excel², scoop¹

6 letters

exceed², cornet²

7 letters

trumpet², surpass²

8 letters

outsmart²

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