Synonyms for outshine

Grammar : Verb

Spell : out-shahyn

Phonetic Transcription : ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn

Définition of outshine

Origin : 1590s, from out (adv.) + shine (v.). Perhaps coined by Spenser. Figurative sense of "to surpass in splendor or excellence" is from 1610s. Related: Outshone; outshining.

verb outdo

Example sentences :

In all the firmament of poetry there was no star to outshine his.
Extract from : « William Shakespeare » by Samuel Levy Bensusan

You cannot imagine what a woman will do in order to get a new dress, in which to outshine her rival.
Extract from : « Caught In The Net » by Emile Gaboriau

I have no ambition to outshine him, nor William Shakespere nor any other erudite.
Extract from : « Black Beaver » by James Campbell Lewis

A wife should outshine her husband in nothing, not even in her dress.
Extract from : « Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World » by Anonymous

You could outshine all the gilded youth I know, and hold your own with the best.
Extract from : « A Pessimist » by Robert Timsol

Beyond the Jordan the Negro will outshine the sun, moon and stars.
Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 » by Various

He fills his place, and fills it well; and who knows but that he may yet outshine the skylark?
Extract from : « Birds in the Bush » by Bradford Torrey

I just wish I could go too, to see you outshine 'em all, which you'll do if you take pains.
Extract from : « Phoebe, Junior » by Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant

As the sun outshines the stars, so do you outshine all other women!
Extract from : « Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race » by Maud Isabel Ebbutt

She was fond of dress and finery and trinkets, and burned to outshine her friends.
Extract from : « The Man With the Black Feather » by Gaston Leroux

Antonyms for outshine

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