outshining
Exceeding in radiance
Outshining is surpassing others in brilliance, excellence, or achievement.
The literal sense involves emitting more light: The full moon outshined the stars.
More often figurative: Her performance outshined everyone else's at the recital.
The past tense appears as both outshined and outshone.
Obscuring by surpassing
- overshadowingDominating by comparison
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- transcendingExceeding normal bounds
- outperformingDoing better than others
outdoing · besting · topping · excelling · outclassing · outstripping · outpacing · defeating
Emitting light or joy
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- resplendentImpressively beautiful, richly shining
effulgent · incandescent · brilliant · blazing · beaming · glowing · sparkling · glittering
Gifted youth with rare talent
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- giftedGiven as present
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
masterful · phenomenal · stellar · dazzling · wunderkind · savant · maestro · natural
eclipsing
Obscuring by surpassing
- overshadowingDominating by comparison
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- transcendingExceeding normal bounds
outperforming · outdoing · besting · topping · excelling · outclassing · outstripping · outpacing · defeating · beating
radiant
Emitting light or joy
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
resplendent · effulgent · incandescent · brilliant · blazing · beaming · glowing · sparkling · glittering · shimmering
prodigy
Gifted youth with rare talent
brilliant · masterful · phenomenal · stellar · dazzling · wunderkind · savant · maestro · natural · exceptional
preeminence
Superior status above others
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
dominance · peerless · unrivaled · matchless · paramount · foremost · premier · leading · top · standout
triumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
fame · renown · celebrity · spotlight · limelight · stardom · adulation · accolades · applause · honor
- competitivenessrivalry, vying, contending, outdoing, outperforming
- outperformingsurpassing, exceeding, excelling, outperforming, outdoing
- metaphors for overachievementgoing the extra mile, raising the bar, going above and beyond, overdelivering, overperforming
- showboatingshowing off, bragging, boasting, grandstanding, posturing
outshiningfading away
Gradual disappearance from perception
underperforming · falling short · lagging behind · receding · underwhelming
outshiningunderperforming
Doing worse than expected
failing · lagging behind · falling short · trailing · coming up short
shine, shiny, shining, shines, outshine, shined, shone, shiner, outshone