Antonyms for outdo


Grammar : Verb
Spell : out-doo
Phonetic Transcription : ˌaʊtˈdu


Definition of outdo

  • verb better, overcome
Example sentences :
  • The King of course could not allow one of his subjects to outdo him in such a matter.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • It is my delight to see these girls develop and outdo their elders.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • She had to put the screw on herself to outdo him in frugality.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • For an entire week, indeed, the weather had seemed to be trying to outdo itself.
  • Extract from : « The Foot-path Way » by Bradford Torrey
  • But that does not prevent me from trying to outdo her attraction for you.
  • Extract from : « Valley of the Croen » by Lee Tarbell
  • Sallustius seems likely to outdo everybody in his attentions.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 » by Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • It is the perpetration of an evil the devil himself cannot outdo.
  • Extract from : « Epistle Sermons, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
  • I tell you, Jemmy, that he'd outdo either you or me as a meal man.
  • Extract from : « Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories » by William Carleton
  • He urged me to accept more, but I did not wish to outdo Providence.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain's Speeches » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • "To think of the boys planning to outdo us in glory," Cleo reflected.
  • Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest » by Lillian Garis

Synonyms for outdo

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