puts to shame

Makes look inferior

To put something to shame is to make it seem inferior by comparison: Her homemade pasta puts the store-bought stuff to shame.

The phrase suggests the lesser thing should be embarrassed by how thoroughly it's been surpassed.

Less commonly, it means to cause actual shame or disgrace: The scandal put the whole department to shame.

Related

run circles around · blow out of the water · leave in the dust · transcend · triumph · virtuosity · world class · outshine · eclipse · brilliance · preeminence · excel · supremacy · overshadow · surpass · demean · mastery · distinction

Opposites
comparative superiority/inferiority

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matches · equals · rivals

honor vs. humiliation

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Recognition for achievement

elevates · dignifies · exalts · glorifies · validates

Family

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