Sami hoped to outshine his siblings by doing well at school.
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Outshine
//aʊtˈʃaɪn//
Synonyms for "outshine" (79 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (39)
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Translations
13 translations across 7 languages.
French
1 entries- dépasser verb (to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner)
German
4 entries- überleuchten verb (to shine brighter than something else)
- überleuchten verb (to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner)
- überragen verb (to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner)
- überstrahlen verb (to shine brighter than something else)
Ido
1 entries- eklipsar verb (to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner)
Italian
1 entries- eclissare verb (to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- ofuscar verb (to shine brighter than something else)
Spanish
2 entries- deslumbrar verb (to shine brighter than something else)
- obcecar verb (to shine brighter than something else)
Swedish
1 entries- överglänsa verb (to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Philippine indigenous culture is quite aural-oral as television, videos, and movies outshine literature. Often, the English-language section of Philippine bookstores is larger than the indigenous-language section.
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I have no ambition to outshine him or any other erudite.
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Even though the girls are beautiful, don't worry, you outshine them all in beauty.
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