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surmount::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass |
| Type of | crush, shell, beat out, beat, trounce, vanquish |
| Has types | outwit, beat, better, break, circumvent, outpace, outrange, outroar, outsail, outsell, outshine, outshout, outsmart, outwear, outweigh, overreach, shame, out-herod, outbrave, outcry, outdraw, outfox, outgrow, outmarch |
Examples of surmount
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The force of their love has been a counterweight the worst pain cannot surmount.
From the washingtonpost.com
You gradually move up through a series of challenges which you surmount, or not.
From the happiness-project.com
Even combined, they can't surmount barriers that are so dramatically insuperable.
From the dailynews.com
Not just funny, but able to surmount her own indignity with caustic intelligence.
From the denverpost.com
Capello's brief, the very point of him in fact, is to surmount such obstacles.
From the dailymail.co.uk
How can she surmount the problems created by the Palestinian unity government?
From the theatlantic.com
Despite its size, the Comcast deal should be able to surmount regulatory problems.
From the economist.com
Successful politicians surmount party allegiances, rather than entrench them.
From the economist.com
When it comes to fear we must remember that courage can always surmount fear.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
- Overcome: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
- Be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
- Scale: reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
- Surpass: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
- (surmounted) having something on top; "columns surmounted by statues"
- (surmounter) subduer: someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion
- To get over; to overcome
