Explore Outdo through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like beat or vanquish. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Outdo meaning
To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
Synonyms of Outdo
Using Outdo
- The main meaning on this page is: To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- Useful related words include: beat, vanquish, trounce, shell.
- In the example corpus, outdo often appears in combinations such as: to outdo, outdo each, outdo the.
Context around Outdo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Outdo
- In this selection, "outdo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, must, ourselves, dallas and herself stand out and add context to how "outdo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include trying to outdo each other and almost must outdo the other. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "outdo" sits close to words such as aadmi, aang and ably, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with outdo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They vie to outdo each other. (6 words)
One, compulsively almost, must outdo the other. (7 words)
This show continues to outdo itself each episode. (8 words)
For example, when the US first tested the hydrogen bomb, the clock was set at two minutes to midnight, and as India and Pakistan seemed to be trying to outdo each other in the nuclear arms race, the hands were moved to nine minutes to midnight. (46 words)
Optimus Prime meets Optimus Primal to defeat Unicron in the summer’s latest action extravaganza, featuring Autobots new and old in a nostalgic 90’s setting that manages to outdo the Michael Bay movies at every possible turn. (38 words)
As the anchors tried to outdo each other with their Swift fandom, the sketch ended with a cameo by Travis Kelce himself — the Kansas City Chiefs tight end at the center of the brouhaha. (34 words)
I mean, earlier today I’m looking at it like, ‘How do we outdo Dallas? (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
As the anchors tried to outdo each other with their Swift fandom, the sketch ended with a cameo by Travis Kelce himself — the Kansas City Chiefs tight end at the center of the brouhaha.
For the first few feeding times, all the chicks begged, each trying to outdo the others, but when one chick had been fed, they all snuggled down in the nest.
I’m counting on us to outdo ourselves against Klopp.
I mean, earlier today I’m looking at it like, ‘How do we outdo Dallas?
It’s not the case anymore, but like one of them was trying to outdo the other one and take the other one down.
It was Parker’s memories that inspired him to follow Spider-Man’s heroic path, though he planned to outdo his old enemy in every way possible.
Just when you think she can't outdo herself, here comes yet another interview in which she makes all kinds of crazy, contradictory proclamations from an alternate universe.
Labour simply mirroring the Tories or even trying to outdo them is no change at all.
One, compulsively almost, must outdo the other.
Optimus Prime meets Optimus Primal to defeat Unicron in the summer’s latest action extravaganza, featuring Autobots new and old in a nostalgic 90’s setting that manages to outdo the Michael Bay movies at every possible turn.
The video showed the dads trying to outdo each other with their dancing skills and having a lot of fun in the process.
Unfortunately, that's not what happened, with the failed attempt to outdo Stan Lee and Steve Ditko crashing and burning.
Both artistes were vying for the title of the top Fuji musician, leading to a sense of rivalry and causing them to try to outdo each other.
In any case, Sacred Heart has a diner like what I’ve described, and we absolutely can not allow Sacred Heart to outdo us as a school.
In this card game, players compete to outdo each other by selecting the funniest or most outrageous white answer card.
Jones, who joked he and Skenes play “too much” Fortnite together, dismissed the idea he and Skenes are trying to outdo each other with each passing start.
They vie to outdo each other.
This show continues to outdo itself each episode.
For example, when the US first tested the hydrogen bomb, the clock was set at two minutes to midnight, and as India and Pakistan seemed to be trying to outdo each other in the nuclear arms race, the hands were moved to nine minutes to midnight.
LSU has had an epic season and every hype video seems to outdo the one before it.
Common combinations with outdo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: