| Main Entry: | exceed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be superior to; surpass |
Synonyms: |
beat, best, better, break record, cap, distance, eclipse, excel, get upper hand, go beyond, go by, have a jump on, have advantage, have it all over, out-distance, outdo, outpace, outreach, outrun, outshine, outstrip, overstep, overtake, overtax, pass, rise above, run circles around, surmount, top, transcend |
Antonyms: |
be inferior, fail, fall behind |
| Main Entry: | foil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | circumvent, nip in the bud |
Synonyms: |
baffle, balk, beat, bilk, bollix, buffalo, check, checkmate, counter, crab, cramp, crimp, curb, dash, defeat, disappoint, disconcert, ditch, dodge, duck, elude, faze, foul up, frustrate, get around, give the run-around, give the slip, hang up, hinder, juke, nullify, outwit, prevent, rattle, restrain, run circles around, run rings around, shake, shake off, shuffle off, skip, stop, stymie, throw monkey wrench in, thwart, upset the apple cart |
| Notes: | a fencing sword with a bowl-shaped guard and flexible blade is an épée; the one with a circular guard is a foil |
Antonyms: |
abet, aid, assist, help |
| Main Entry: | outwit/outsmart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get the better of; figure out before another |
Synonyms: |
baffle, bamboozle*, beat*, bewilder, cap, cheat, circumvent, con*, confuse, deceive, defeat, defraud, dupe, end-run, fake out, finagle, fox*, goose, gull, have*, hoax, hoodwink, lead astray, make a fool of, make a monkey of, mislead, outdo, outfox, outgeneral, outguess, outjockey, outmaneuver, outthink, overreach, pull a fast one on, put one over on, run circles around, swindle, take in*, top*, trick, worst* |
| Main Entry: | overwhelm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astonish, devastate |
Synonyms: |
bewilder, blow out of the water, bowl over, confound, confuse, demoralize, destroy, disturb, do in, downgrade, drown, dumbfound, floor*, kill*, overcome, overpower, prostrate, puzzle, render speechless, run circles around, shatter, shock, stagger, steamroller, stun, subordinate, surprise, swamp, upset, wreck |
Antonyms: |
not impress, underwhelm |
| Main Entry: | top |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surpass |
Synonyms: |
bash, be first, beat, best, better, blow away, clobber, eclipse, exceed, excel, fake out, finagle, fox*, go beyond, goose, outdo, outfox, outshine, outstrip, overrun, run circles around, shut out, total*, transcend |
Antonyms: |
fall behind, lose |
| Main Entry: | whip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat soundly |
Synonyms: |
beat, best, blast, clobber, conquer, drub, hammer*, kill*, lambaste, lick*, mop up, outdo, overcome, overpower, overrun, overwhelm, put away, rout, run circles around, settle, steamroller, subdue, take apart, thrash, top, trim*, trounce, vanquish, wallop, wax, whomp, worst* |
Antonyms: |
lose, surrender |
| Main Entry: | win |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | finish first; succeed |
Synonyms: |
achieve, be first, be victorious, beat, carry the day, come in first, conquer, edge, finish in front, finish off, gain, gain victory, overcome, overwhelm, prevail, run circles around, shut out, sink*, take the prize, triumph, upset, walk away with, walk off with |
Antonyms: |
fail, forfeit, lose |
| Main Entry: | top |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun, verb |
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