outclass
/aʊtˈklɑːs
/verb [with object]
Be far superior to: Villa totally outclassed us in the first half...
- They were totally outclassed and beaten off the field by a far superior and very good Australian team.
- No other single sportsman is so obsessed with winning or so totally outclasses the rest of the competition.
- It is difficult to explain what happened after that but a team that had not performed as a cohesive unit all season came together to totally outclass their visitors.
Synonyms
surpass, be superior to, be better than, outshine, overshadow, eclipse, outdo, outplay, outmanoeuvre, outdistance, outstrip, outrun, outpace, out-think, get the better of, dwarf, put in the shade, upstage, transcend;
top, cap, trump, trounce, beat, defeat, better, put to shame, exceed, leave behind, outrank
informal be a cut above, be head and shoulders above, run rings round, leave standing, walk away from
US informal own
archaic outrival, outvie
Rhymes
- trophoneurotic
- Trophonian
- trophonucleus
- trophophoric
- trophoplasm
- trophosomal
- trophosome
- trophosperm
- trophosphere
- trophospongia
- trophospongial
- trophotaxis
- trophothylax
- trophotropic
- trophotropism
- trophozoite
- trophozooid
- trophus
- trophy
- -trophy
- trophy badge
- trophy bearer
- trophy child
- trophy decoration
- trophy flag