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Outshine

v.capable, energeticwarm

What it means

To make a stronger positive impression than another person or thing.

Reach for it when praising superior quality, skill, or presence in a comparison

Her clear explanation managed to outshine the elaborate presentation.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    upstage

    attention shifts unexpectedly

    not when Upstage can imply deliberate attention-seeking.

  • warm

    sparkle

    lively charm is visible alone

    not when Sparkle is not comparative.

  • professional

    excel

    strong performance deserves praise without rivalry

    not when Excel does not state that anyone was outshone.

  • formal

    overshadow

    one element dominates perception

    not when Overshadow often has a negative effect.

  • formal

    surpass

    quality clearly goes beyond the comparison

    not when Surpass lacks outshine's visible brilliance.

  • literary

    eclipse

    one success makes another recede

    not when Eclipse can sound dismissive.

Said against

3
  • pale
  • underwhelm
  • fade

It naturally appears in

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  • outshine the competition

    The repairable design may outshine the competition.

  • outshine expectations

    Her first public reading continued to outshine expectations.

  • effortlessly outshine

    Local fruit effortlessly outshines imports at peak season.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.