Synonyms of surmount

surmount

verb

sər-ˈmau̇nt 

as in to overcome

to achieve a victory over

an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• defeat
• master
• conquer
• take
• worst
• get
• beat
• best
• stop
• subdue
• dispatch
• succeed
• overbear
• prevail (over)
• overmatch
• triumph (over)
• lick
• win (against)
• upend
• get around
• get the better of
• trim
• do down
• overwhelm
• surpass
• bury
• finish
• skunk
• exceed
• crush
• better
• sweep
• knock for a loop
• excel
• vanquish
• annihilate
• transcend
• score
• slaughter
• upset
• trounce
• flatten
• whip
• blow out
• rout
• outdo
• flourish
• edge (out)
• clobber
• nose out
• outstrip
• overpower
• cap
• outdistance
• unseat
• blow away
• subjugate
• break
• top
• skin
• cream
• overthrow
• outshine
• pip
• bomb
• drub
• smoke
• thrash
• snow under
• shellac
• wallop
• knock over
• wax
• eclipse
• outfight
• ace (out)
• overtop
• knock off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)
• fall
• fail
• give up
• go down
• collapse
• fold
• go under
• flunk
• wash out
• flop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surmount

However, there are still some hurdles to surmount, particularly financing. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 27 June 2026

If Wilson formally announces, there will likely be other candidates popping up for a once-in-a-decade shot for a Democrat to run for a safe seat that has no incumbent to surmount. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026

Workers mixed mortar and drove a scissor lift to the edge of a concrete plinth surmounted by four steel rods—supports for the Buddha, whose sandstone body would slide down them in four parts, like beads in an abacus. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

The brand also collaborated with Horny Hi-Fi on a custom hi-fi system consisting of wooden loudspeakers surmounted by a second amplifier in sandblasted chrome. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 May 2026