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surpass

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to exceed or be greater than something else

In a sentence

Surpass in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing surpass in a sentence.

The novel surpassed all of the author's previous work.

Synonyms
exceedoutdoeclipse
Antonyms
traillag
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Questions about “surpass

Surpass (verb) means to exceed or be greater than something else
Here is surpass used in an example sentence: "The novel surpassed all of the author's previous work."
Common synonyms for surpass include exceed, outdo, eclipse.
Antonyms of surpass include trail, lag.
Surpass is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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