OUTCLASSES Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

outclasses

verb

present tense third-person singular of outclass

as in surpasses

to be greater, better, or stronger than a tennis player who outclassed the competition, breezing through the tournament without losing a set

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Recent Examples of outclasses The base plan allows unlimited calling to Canada and the US (Unite outclasses it by supporting 34 countries) and video chats for up to 300 people. — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 Illinois outclasses Houston The night’s final game was a doozy. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 However, that their teamwork so quickly outclasses the bad guys makes for a far less interesting story. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 The oud that launched a thousand imitators, and still outclasses them all. — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025 Mercedes' affordable coupe outclasses many of its rivals in terms of style, standard tech, and ride quality. — Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025 In fact, the fitness space with its cardio, weights, and turf area outclasses most membership gyms around the world. — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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Tarrant County saw a dip in early voters on Wednesday, but the number of people turning out locally still surpasses Texas’ last midterm election.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Brady, who has 187 regular-season victories, surpasses Hall of Famer Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (186) for the most regular-season victories by a starting quarterback in NFL history.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of surpasses

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On the mound for Milwaukee was Misiorowski, a beanstalk of a pitcher whose fastball routinely exceeds a hundred and three miles per hour.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
The panel exceeds 100% sRGB, as many OLED monitors do, which can occasionally result in an overblown image.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026

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