OUTRACE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

outrace

verb

Definition of outrace

as in to outrun

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Dissimilar Words

lose (to)

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Recent Examples of outrace Navarro outraced the defense to a through ball played ahead by Paxten Aaronson and beat goalkeeper Drake Callender one on one from near the penalty spot to give the Rapids a 1-0 lead. — CBS News, 13 May 2026 The initial completion was roughly 10 yards, and Jones outraced the defense to the end zone. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 In a first-half highlight, Phoebe Dummer stole the ball at mid-poll and outraced two defenders to score for a 4-1 lead with 27 seconds left. — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026 Autonomous Drone Race Competition, outracing the second-placing team by a factor of two. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2018 See All Example Sentences for outrace

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Verb

Meanwhile, Musk kept outrunning the movie with his controversial behavior.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Move too quickly and organizations burn out, make avoidable mistakes, or outrun their capabilities.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of outrun

Verb

Until recently, value was outperforming growth, and small caps were outpacing large caps — all while the Magnificent Seven was virtually flat on the year.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
The World Health Organization has said the outbreak continues to outpace efforts to track and slow the spread, and is set to exceed West Africa’s regional outbreak between 2014 and 2016 — the deadliest on record — which killed 11,000 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of outpace

Verb

Alongside Kardashian, Watts, Nash-Betts and Paulson, the series stars Teyana Taylor, Matthew Noszka and Glenn Close, who all one-up each other with deliriously absurd lines of dialogue.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
The Grammy-winning artist posted a photo from his private jet looking out into the clouds, vowing to make a play to one-up Drizzy and win Karol G back.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of one-up

Verb

Pro outdoes its already impressive predecessor in picture quality and performance while sticking with a very wallet-friendly price.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
In the end, though, the visiting team was outdone on what ended up being the last scoring drive of the game — and that was the difference.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of outdo

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