outshines

Beats in brightness

Outshines means to shine more brightly than something else, or figuratively, to surpass in excellence or achievement: Her performance outshined everyone else's.

The past tense appears as both outshined and outshone.

The moon outshines the stars tonight.

excels

outperforms

Exceeds in achievement

bests · tops · beats · outdoes · trumps · outstrips · outpaces · prevails · dominates · triumphs

brightness

radiance

Glowing luminous quality

gleam · dazzle · shimmer · sparkle · incandescence · luster · glitter · beacon · blaze · flare

superiority

dominance

Superior influence over others

primacy · excellence · mastery · distinction · predominance · edge · advantage · upper hand · command · prowess

eclipses

overshadows

Dominates by comparison

  • dimsLessens in brightness
  • obscuresMakes difficult to perceive
  • veilsTranslucent face coverings

darkens · shrouds · blocks · occults · clouds · masks · shades · blankets

Opposites
relative performance/brilliance

outshinesunderperforms

Fails to meet expectations

trails · matches

visibility/prominence

outshinesfades

Grows gradually weaker

dims · recedes · disappears · blends in · pales

Family

outshine, outshining, outshined

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G