outcompetes
Wins against competitors
Outcompetes is the third-person singular form of the verb outcompete, meaning to compete more successfully than a rival and thereby surpass or displace them.
The term appears most often in biological and business contexts: The invasive species outcompetes native plants for sunlight and nutrients.
Their aggressive pricing strategy outcompetes smaller retailers.
To outcompete implies not just winning a single contest but achieving dominance through superior performance over time.
Higher rank or quality
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- upper-handAdvantageous position over another
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- efficiencyProductive without waste
optimization · innovation · adaptation · fitness · selection · survival · niche · resourcefulness
One who contends against
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
- contestOrganized competitive event
- challengeTest of ability
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
race · clash · confrontation · struggle · contention · battle · duel · face-off
Defeating an opponent
- winningAchieving victory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- defeatVictory over another
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
knockout · surpassing · exceeding · outperforming · outpacing · outdoing · outstripping · overtaking
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- controlAuthority to direct
monopoly · displacement · edge · leverage · foothold · stranglehold · command · influence
superiority
Higher rank or quality
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- upper-handAdvantageous position over another
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
efficiency · optimization · innovation · adaptation · fitness · selection · survival · niche · resourcefulness · agility
opponent
One who contends against
matchup · race · clash · confrontation · struggle · contention · battle · duel · face-off · showdown
victory
Defeating an opponent
elimination · knockout · surpassing · exceeding · outperforming · outpacing · outdoing · outstripping · overtaking · beating
supremacy
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
control · monopoly · displacement · edge · leverage · foothold · stranglehold · command · influence · overtaking