ONE-UPPING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

one-upping

verb

present participle of one-up

as in outrunning

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losing (to)

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Verb

To wit, an investor who was in at the start would be down $65,530 on a price basis on a $100,000 investment, as of this writing, from the IPO date, but would have collected about $75,000 from dividends, just barely outrunning the loss on price.

— Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
His peers of the mid-19th century were outrunning their critics and the old strictures of colonial imitation.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of outrunning

Verb

View gallery - 3 images IBM has developed the blueprint for producing a processor using sub-1-nanometer (nm) chip technology, outdoing its own efforts to increase efficiency and processing power with 2-nm tech from a few years ago.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
As rumors have flown about this relentless Sacramento parking enforcement officer, Nakamura has quietly patrolled the streets, outdoing himself.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of outdoing

Verb

Donalds is the clear frontrunner in the latest polls, consistently outpacing the others by double digits.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
In Palm Beach County, Democrats also are far outpacing Republicans who are voting early and by mail.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of outpacing

Verb

Even before the attacks, Russian space officials said demand for Soyuz rockets were exceeding the production capacity, Russian Space Web reports.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026
In France, Italy and Spain, some 92 million people are sweltering in temperatures exceeding 95 degrees Fahrenheit in cities largely without air-conditioning.

— NPR Staff, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceeding

Verb

Here, in a sleepy suburb just outside the city along the banks of the River Avon, Jackson is in the process of running his 81st consecutive ultramarathon, surpassing the men’s record which stood at 80.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The biopic rocked the box office this summer, surpassing $1 billion in global ticket sales.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpassing

Verb

As for Phillips, earlier this year its watch department recorded the most successful spring season in its history, with record-breaking sales across Geneva, New York, and Hong Kong topping $235 million.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
During a Wednesday appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, McConaughey joined the Virginia folk group for a loose, homespun rendition of Langley’s chart-topping hit.

— Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of topping

Verb

He was also convicted of engaging in an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and providing material support to terrorists.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Ralph Lauren's two-decade partnership with Wimbledon exemplifies sophisticated luxury marketing, transcending mere sponsorship.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of transcending

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