outdo
/aʊtˈduː
/verb (outdoes, outdoing; past outdid; past participle outdone) [with object]
Be superior to in action or performance: the men tried to outdo each other in their generosity not to be outdone, Vicky and Laura reached the same standard...
- A peak performer tries to outdo his last great performance every time he takes the field.
- Sprinkled with star performances and exotic themes, celebrity weddings are outdoing each other on extravagance.
- If you look at kids in elementary schools playing sports, the girls excel, often outdoing the boys.
Synonyms
surpass, outshine, do better than;
overshadow, eclipse, outclass, outmanoeuvre, out-think, get the better of, dwarf, put in the shade, upstage, put to shame;
excel, exceed, transcend, top, cap, trump, beat, better, outdistance, outstrip, outrun, outpace, lead, leave behind, get (further) ahead of, gain on, draw away from, overtake, pass
informal be a cut above, be head and shoulders above, run rings round, leave standing, walk away from
archaic outrival, outvie
Rhymes
- field sparrow
- field spider
- field sports
- field staff
- field station
- Field, Stephen Johnson
- fieldstone
- field stop
- field strength
- field-strip
- field stripping
- field study
- Fields, W. C.
- field system
- field teacher
- field telegraph
- field test
- field-theoretic
- field-theoretical
- field theorist
- field theory
- field tile
- field train
- field training
- field trash