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For the SAT and college: the words of the SAT’s reading passages. 1,119 words, A to Z.

3 words match “surpass”

  • surpass verb

    to do better than or go beyond

    This year’s harvest surpassed all expectations.

    Like exceed, outdo, outshine

  • eclipse verb

    to make someone or something seem less important by being much better

    Her second novel eclipsed her first in popularity.

    Like outshine, overshadow, surpass

  • transcend verb

    to go beyond the usual limits of something

    Good music transcends language, and anyone can enjoy it.

    Like surpass, rise above, exceed