to outjump

Examples

• All

• I can outjump, outrun, throw down… …drag out and whip any man in all Kentucky.

  Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

• In the final minutes of the match, she managed to outjump her opponent to score the winning goal.

• During the competition, he consistently outjumped everyone else in the long jump event.

• With a powerful leap, he was able to outjump all the other players to catch the high pass.

Synonyms

O

to outdo

vsto outjump

62 3.8

Be better than someone at something

differs by applying only when one jumps farther or higher than another

O

to outplay

vsto outjump

14 4.2

Do better than and beat an opponent in a game

wins over opponents by jumping farther or higher instead of other skills

O

to outstrip

vsto outjump

12 6.8

To become faster, better, or larger than another

means specifically to beat others by jumping farther or higher

O

to outmatch

vsto outjump

8 6.4

Do better than someone in skill or performance

is limited to beating others through longer or higher jumps

O

to outdistance

vsto outjump

2 6.7

Get much farther ahead of other people in a race or competition

focuses on beating others by jumping farther or higher

O

to outcompete

vsto outjump

1 6.1

To do better than someone or something and win

does the same but by achieving greater jump distance or height

O

to outstand

vsto outjump

1 7.6

To be better than others in skill or quality

applies to physical jumping distance or height, not general superiority

O

to outgo

vsto outjump

1 8.1

To be better than another person or thing

is only about exceeding others in how far or high one can jump

O

to outvie

vsto outjump

• Archaic

9.9

To try to be better than someone in a contest or task

does so specifically by surpassing others in jump distance or height

How High

to soar

89 1.8

to vault

15 4.4

to leap

258 1.0

to outjump

1 4.4

to jump

∞ 1.0

to hop

139 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology