excelling
Standing above peers
Excelling is surpassing others or performing exceptionally well.
The word emphasizes ongoing superiority rather than a single achievement: She's excelling in her new role, students excelling at math.
To excel is to stand out through skill, effort, or natural ability.
Doing better than others
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- outshiningSurpassing in brilliance
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
- transcendingExceeding normal bounds
outdoing · besting · topping · outpacing · overtaking · outstripping · dominating · prevailing
Given as present
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- phenomExceptional talent, informally
brilliant · natural · whiz · savant · precocious · innate ability · flair · knack
Skill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- artistryExceptional creative skill
finesse · precision · skillfulness · adeptness · fluency · dexterity · command · mastery
Superior select group
- preeminentSuperior to all others
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- eminentHigh in rank, respected
notable · prestigious · peerless · prominent · superlative · unrivaled · exceptional · outstanding
Prospering vigorously
- prosperingSucceeding financially or generally
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- blossomingBeginning to flower
- growingIncreasing or enlarging
developing · advancing · improving · evolving · maturing · succeeding · ascending · rising
Successful completion of aim
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- successFavorable outcome attained
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
- advancementForward movement or promotion
progress · fulfillment · realization · completion · breakthrough · milestone · triumph · victory
outperforming
Doing better than others
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- outshiningSurpassing in brilliance
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
transcending · outdoing · besting · topping · outpacing · overtaking · outstripping · dominating · prevailing · trumping
gifted
Given as present
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
phenom · brilliant · natural · whiz · savant · precocious · innate ability · flair · knack · endowment
expertise
Skill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
artistry · finesse · precision · skillfulness · adeptness · fluency · dexterity · command · mastery · technique
elite
Superior select group
- preeminentSuperior to all others
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
eminent · notable · prestigious · peerless · prominent · superlative · unrivaled · exceptional · outstanding · remarkable
flourishing
Prospering vigorously
- prosperingSucceeding financially or generally
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- blossomingBeginning to flower
growing · developing · advancing · improving · evolving · maturing · succeeding · ascending · rising · soaring
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- successFavorable outcome attained
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
advancement · progress · fulfillment · realization · completion · breakthrough · milestone · triumph · victory · feat
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
- outperformingsurpassing, exceeding, outperforming, outdoing, outshining
- Peak Performancepeak performance, personal best, maximum effort, best effort, outperforming
- achievementsaccomplishment, achievement, accomplishments, achievements, triumph
- thriving wordsflourishing, booming, thriving, prospering, blooming
- on fireablaze, alight, blazing, burning, engulfed
excellingfailing
Flaw in one's nature
floundering · struggling · underperforming · lagging · faltering
excellent, excel, excellence, excels, excelled, unexcelled, excelsior