to outclass
- verb
- /aʊtˈklæs/
- The young athlete outclassed all his rivals in the championship race.
- hopelessly outclassed
- completely outclassed
- outclassed opponent
Most focus on areas where humans can outclass computers.
- Most focus on areas where humans can outclass computers.
Examples
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We're simply getting outclassed in the most elemental aspects of basketball.
Blog text (13) -
But we also should have been able to score tons of points against Navy's outclassed defense.
Blog text (10) -
I outclassed him on every front.
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Her father was a professor at the medical school, and I was clearly outclassed.
Fiction book (1995) -
Face it, girl, you and your allies are utterly outclassed.
Fiction book (2002) -
I keep wondering about why the Surface is so expensive, since it is wholly outclassed by Mac stuff.
Blog text (19) -
There is no question that Barack Obama outclassed Mr. Romney on the topic of foreign policy.
Blog text (11) -
In the Filly & Mare Sprint, Groupie Doll simply outclassed her rivals by a large margin.
Blog text (32) -
As for the fight, I score the bout 118-109 for Martinez, who clearly outclassed and dominated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Blog text (22) -
Her performance in the concert clearly outclassed the other musicians.
Synonyms
To be better than another person or thing
Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize
To make someone or something seem less important compared with another
Do better than someone or something
To defeat someone in a contest or game
Be better than someone at something
Do better and get more attention than others
Do better than and beat an opponent in a game
Be much taller or more impressive so others seem small
To be much weaker than an opponent in a fight or competition
Do better than someone in skill or performance
To win against someone or something that tries to stop you
To become faster, better, or larger than another
To do better than someone or something and win
To have an advantage over someone in competition
To impress people more than others
To be better than others in skill or quality
To be better than another person or thing
Be better than someone or something in a competition
To try to be better than someone in a contest or task
Antonyms
How Superior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outclass combines out (meaning 'beyond' or 'more than') and class (meaning 'rank' or 'level'), as in first-class. So to outclass someone is to be in a higher level and clearly better than them.