Synonyms & related words for surpassing

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of surpassing — including exceeding, transcendent, unsurpassable, unsurpassed, excelling, transcending. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to surpassing

Explore words related to surpassing — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include surpassed, surpasses, exceptional, surpassable, prodigious, outdoing, exceeded, outstripping. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for surpassing

Common synonyms for surpassing include exceeding, transcendent, unsurpassable, unsurpassed, excelling, transcending, incomparable, extraordinary — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does surpassing come from?

The word surpassing breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sur-, from Latin super (“over, above”); and -pass, from Latin passus (“step, pace”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.