surpass

Verb

Verb Forms: surpassed, surpassing, surpasses

• To exceed or go beyond in amount, extent, or quality.
• distinguish oneself
• be or do something to a greater degree
  • "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"
• move past
  • "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
• be greater in scope or size than some standard
• To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

Examples

• Her score of 750 points was enough to surpass all previous records in Words With Friends.
• The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.
• The heavy rains threatened to surpass the capabilities of the levee, endangering the town on the other side.

Synonyms

exceed, excel, go by, go past, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, pass, pass by, stand out, surmount, transcend, travel by, forpass