Antonyms for surpass
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ser-pas, -pahs |
| Phonetic Transcription : sərˈpæs, -ˈpɑs |
Definition of surpass
Origin :- 1550s, from Middle French surpasser "go beyond, exceed, excel," from Old French sur- "beyond" (see sur-) + passer "to go by" (see pass (v.)). Related: Surpassed; surpassing.
- verb outdo something or someone
- But I say to all men, what we have achieved in liberty, we will surpass in greater liberty.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- He made our dreaming: shall it surpass in its making his mighty self?
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Only one thing could surpass him: the scythe of death which blindly mows the world.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- It is of course impossible to surpass perfection, but it is possible to be made one with it.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
- What hunt of spectres could surpass that dread pursuit and flight!
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- For the girls in a crowd have for me a fascination which only the girls at the bath can surpass.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- The reception was to surpass in grandeur any fête ever held in Ellan.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- He was working hard at his novel, which promised to surpass everything that he had yet done.
- Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
- Not done with: he engages to surpass All yet performed in Ireland.
- Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke
- No tale of modern corruption can surpass the record of their plundering of a nation.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
Synonyms for surpass
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