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Surmount

/səˈmaʊnt/

To get over; to overcome.

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📖 Definitions of "Surmount"

verb

1
To get over; to overcome.
2
To cap; to sit on top off.

🔄 Synonyms of "Surmount"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
subdueverb	(transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
masternoun	Someone who has control over something or someone.
overcomeverb	(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
surpassverb	(transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
scalenoun	An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
exceedverb	(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
outgonoun	(uncountable) The act or process of going out; (countable) an instance of this; an outgoing.
get oververb	(idiomatic, transitive) To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.
outstripverb	To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
swimverb	(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
outdoverb	(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
outmatchverb	(transitive) to surpass or be better than something or someone else

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Surmount"

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Word	Definition
overcomeverb	(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
get oververb	(idiomatic, transitive) To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.
surpassverb	(transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
outstripverb	To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
outmatchverb	(transitive) to surpass or be better than something or someone else
exceedverb	(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
outdoverb	(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
subdueverb	(transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
outgoverb	(transitive) (archaic) To go further than (someone or something); to exceed, to go beyond, to surpass.
masterverb	(intransitive) To be a master.
scaleverb	An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
swimverb	(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
transcendverb	(transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.
conquerverb	To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
vanquishverb	(transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.
copeverb	(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
meetverb	To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
overwhelmverb	To overpower emotionally.
passverb	To change place.
defeatverb	(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.