tower above/over sth
— phrasal verb with tower uk/taʊər/us/ˈtaʊ.ɚ/verb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
to be much bigger and more successful than another thing of the same type:
One computer manufacturer towers above all the rest.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Surpassing in quality or number
- beat
- catch
- catch up
- compare
- crown
- eclipse
- exceed
- go one better idiom
- leave sb standing idiom
- north
- outperform
- outran
- outrun
- outsell
- outshine
- outstrip
- tower
- transcend
- upstage
- writ large idiom
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