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trounce vs surpass

surpass vs trounce

trounce and surpass both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trounce No No Yes No
surpass No No Yes No
As verbs, surpass is a hyponym of trounce; that is, surpass is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trounce:
  • trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  • surpass: be or do something to a greater degree
trounce (verb) surpass (verb)
censure severely or angrily be or do something to a greater degree
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict move past
beat severely with a whip or rod distinguish oneself
be greater in scope or size than some standard
Difference between trounce and surpass

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