GRE vocabulary
transcend
to rise above or go beyond the limits of something
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Common questions
Questions about “transcend”
Transcend (verb) means to rise above or go beyond the limits of something
Here is transcend used in an example sentence: "Her best work transcends genre, appealing to readers who normally avoid science fiction."
Common synonyms for transcend include surpass, exceed, eclipse, outstrip.
Antonyms of transcend include fall short, underperform.
Transcend is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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