to outdazzle
- verb
- /aʊtˈdæzl/
- The artist's vibrant colors truly outdazzle the dull tones of the surrounding landscape.
Examples
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The police were simply outdazzled by the grandeur of Elsie, whom I called Alice Grenville, and Ann Woodward got away with shooting her husband.
Fiction book (1998) -
Seth figured her for just under six feet and 180 pounds—was neutralized by eyes that outdazzled the rings and a broad smile that, like a prison riot, broke out at unlikely times and seemed even to surprise herself.
Fiction book (1995) -
The new light display will outdazzle all previous shows we've had in the festival's history.
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Her performance seemed to outdazzle every other act at the talent show last night.
Synonyms
To make someone or something seem less important compared with another
Do better than someone or something
Be better than someone at something
Make people pay more attention to you than to someone else
Do better and get more attention than others
To get the most attention or praise at an event
To be much better than someone or something
Do better than someone in skill or performance
To become faster, better, or larger than another
To do better than someone or something and win
To make someone very impressed or be much better than something
Be better than someone or something in a competition
To try to be better than someone in a contest or task
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word outdazzle joins out- ('more than') and dazzle ('to amaze with bright light'). Like the familiar word outshine, it means to shine or impress more than someone else.