excel
Verb
Verb Forms: excelled, excelling, excels
- To be exceptionally good at something; to surpass.
- distinguish oneself
- "She excelled in math"
- To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
- To be much better than others.
- To exceed, to go beyond.
Examples
- I excelled everyone else with my exam results.
- To EXCEL at Words With Friends, one must master both vocabulary and strategy.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English excellen, from Old French exceller, from Latin excellere, excelsum; ex (“out”) + *cellō, an unattested verb root found in culmen (“height, top”); Compare French exceller. See also culminate, column.
Synonyms
stand out, surpass, bang, bear away the bell, best, better, devour, dwarf, eat, eat and leave no crumbs, eclipse, exceed, excel, forpass, go beyond, go hard, hold the cards, kick, kick ass, outclass, outcompass, outdo, outmatch, outperform, outrival, outrun, outshadow, outshine, outstep, outstrip, outvie, overgo, overmatch, overpass, overreach, overshadow, overstep, overstride, overtake, pass, prevail, put to shame, rock, rule, run away with, shine, slap, slay, top, transcend, transgress, trespass, trump, upstage
Antonyms
choke, fail, go soft, misperform, stink, suck, underachieve, underperform
Scrabble Score: 14
excel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexcel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
excel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary