to surmount

Examples

• All

• Theoretically, however, design software could be used to surmount many of these obstacles.

  Academic text (1997)

• Large portions of the world's population require the UN's assistance to surmount problems they cannot overcome on their own.

  Academic text (2003)

• Years passed, and that distance seemed too great to surmount.

  Blonde (2022)

• New and creative strategies will need to be developed to surmount them.

  Academic text (1996)

• To proceed from the initial situation to possible solutions, one must surmount several barriers.

  Academic text (1997)

• What are we going to have to do to make our program surmount this obstacle?

• In practice, however, the development of COA has to surmount numerous technological and organizational challenges.

  Academic text (1999)

• Roadblocks that would have defeated another were surmounted with ease through his personal connections.

  Academic text (1992)

• As a result, our financing challenges were permanently surmounted, and both organizations have thrived.

  Academic text (2008)

• With determination and hard work, she managed to surmount every challenge that came her way.

Synonyms

O

to overcome

vsto surmount

429 2.9

Deal with and defeat a problem or fear

is the same core meaning but uses different wording

C

to conquer

vsto surmount

397 3.7

To take control of a place by force or to beat something hard like a fear

does the same but does not imply force or taking control

G

to get over

vsto surmount

340 2.8

Recover from an illness, disappointment, or other difficulty

is about dealing successfully with obstacles rather than only recovering from them

G

to get past

vsto surmount

270 3.0

Manage to move beyond a problem or a bad feeling

focuses on handling the difficulty itself rather than simply moving beyond it

M

to master

vsto surmount

191 4.1

To learn something very well so you can do it easily

focuses on handling an obstacle rather than gaining skill in time

S

to subdue

vsto surmount

37 5.5

To bring a person or thing under control, often by force

refers to dealing successfully with problems rather than controlling people or things

O

to outride

vsto surmount

8.1

To survive a difficult time or problem

involves active dealing with an obstacle rather than only surviving or enduring

Antonyms

F

to fail

898 1.0

Not succeed in doing something you wanted to do

S

to succumb

43 7.0

To accept something you tried to refuse

How Completely

to vanquish

• Formal

109 7.2

to conquer

397 3.7

to surmount

6 6.3

to get past

270 3.0

to manage

239 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology