outstrips
Leaves others behind
Outstrips means to surpass or exceed, often by a significant margin.
One thing outstrips another when it moves faster, grows larger, or performs better: Demand has outstripped supply.
The word carries a sense of pulling ahead decisively, leaving competitors or expectations behind: Her talent outstrips everyone else in the program.
Passes while moving faster
- outperformsExceeds in achievement
- outpacesExceeds in speed
- outdoesExceeds in performance
- eclipsesAstronomical occultations
transcends · exceeds · surmounts · outmatches · outdistances · prevails · dominates · outclasses
Those who compete
- opponentsThose who compete against
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- fieldArea of specialty
- packGroup or compress
competition · frontrunner · lead · margin · standings · rankings · breakaway · gap
Increase in scope
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- surgeSudden powerful increase
boom · snowballing · skyrocketing · outpacing · runaway · exponential · meteoric · ballooning
overtakes
Passes while moving faster
- outperformsExceeds in achievement
- outpacesExceeds in speed
- outdoesExceeds in performance
eclipses · transcends · exceeds · surmounts · outmatches · outdistances · prevails · dominates · outclasses · bests
rivals
Those who compete
- opponentsThose who compete against
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- fieldArea of specialty
pack · competition · frontrunner · lead · margin · standings · rankings · breakaway · gap · distance
expansion
Increase in scope
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
surge · boom · snowballing · skyrocketing · outpacing · runaway · exponential · meteoric · ballooning · spiraling
outstripstrails
Marked outdoor paths
falls behind · trails behind · lags · underperforms · follows
outstripsstagnates
Ceases movement or progress
languishes · falters · falls back · slows · stalls