TRUMPING Synonyms

• the act of overcoming or outdoing

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• the act of conquering

• most frequent or common

• exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

• far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

• succeeding with great difficulty

• having won

• very attractive; capturing interest

• distinguish oneself

• cause to appear in a lower class

• be or do something to a greater degree

• get the better of

• be or do something to a greater degree

• shine brighter than

• attract more attention and praise than others

• be greater in significance than

• make appear small by comparison

• cast a shadow upon

• a successful ending of a struggle or contest

• the exultation of victory

• prove superior

• be ecstatic with joy

• dwell on with satisfaction

• to express great joy

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

• a high tight collar

• common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season

• (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit

• play a trump

• (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities

• the supreme effort one can make

• Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)

• the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others

• in a most excellent way or manner

• it would be sensible

• from a position of superiority or authority

• (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

• get the better of

• a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

• a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

• one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates

• a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning

• a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)

• a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

• any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn

• the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

• a device having the shape of a horn

• an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound

• a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves

• a device on an automobile for making a warning noise

• stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

• be or do something to a greater degree

• get the better of

• go around the flank of (an opposing army)

• get the better of

• beat through cleverness and wit

• defeat by more skillful maneuvering