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surpassing

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S ER0 P AE1 S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Becoming superior to others; becoming excellent; exceptional; exceeding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act or process by which something is surpassed; a bettering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of surpass

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a night of exceeding darkness
  • an exceptional memory
  • olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy
  • the young Mozart's prodigious talents

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: transcendent

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: превъзхождащ (prevǎzhoždašt) — superior to others
  • Latin: superans — superior to others
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