runs circles around
phrase
variants or runs rings around
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as in excels
to be greater, better, or stronger than When it came to cooking, he ran circles around the rest of his family. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- excels
- exceeds
- tops
- surpasses
- transcends
- beats
- overcomes
- eclipses
- outshines
- outstrips
- outdistances
- betters
- goes one better
- masters
- overshadows
- outdoes
- towers (over)
- overmatches
- licks
- overtops
- outclasses
- outmatches
- defeats
- conquers
- trims
- subdues
- overbears
- outguns
- outbalances
- outraces
- outruns
- outpaces
- wins (against)
- surmounts
- outperforms
- trumps
- triumphs (over)
- whips
- outweighs
- drubs
- prevails (over)
- shames
- clobbers
- overpasses
- bests
- outcompetes
- trounces
- wallops
- crushes
- skunks
- one-ups
- routs
- thrashes
- worsts
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- loses (to)
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as in blows away
to defeat by a large margin The young girl ran circles around her chess opponent. Synonyms & Similar Words
- blows away
- throws
- bombs
- licks
- buries
- overcomes
- whips
- masters
- takes
- upsets
- dusts
- beats
- beats the pants off
- skins
- pastes
- eats alive
- succeeds
- subdues
- snows under
- scores
- flattens
- smokes
- wipes the floor with
- wipes the ground with
- trims
- annihilates
- creams
- shellacs
- clobbers
- wallops
- skunks
- dispatches
- waxes
- surmounts
- routs
- smothers
- thrashes
- excels
- finishes
- drubs
- conquers
- tops
- whups
- knocks off
- knocks over
- overwhelms
- whops
- trounces
- overbears
- whaps
- sweeps
- tromps
- whomps
- crushes
- overmatches
- surpasses
- exceeds
- destroys
- hurdles
- slaughters
- wins (against)
- transcends
- noses out
- triumphs (over)
- bests
- eclipses
- sinks
- subjugates
- caps
- vanquishes
- prevails (over)
- outshines
- outstrips
- betters
- outdistances
- overthrows
- worsts
- upends
- outdoes
- overpowers
- breaks
- flourishes
- overtops
- outfights
- does in
- pips
- edges (out)
- aces (out)
