Antonyms for outrank


Grammar : Verb
Spell : out-rangk
Phonetic Transcription : ˌaʊtˈræŋk


Definition of outrank

Origin :
  • 1829, from out (adv.) + rank. Related: Outranked; outranking.
  • As in outclass : verb surpass
  • As in precede : verb go ahead of
  • As in rank : verb be worthwhile; have supremacy
  • As in surpass : verb outdo something or someone
  • As in outmatch : verb surpass
  • As in predate : verb precede
Example sentences :
  • The counting-house was coming to outrank the editorial room in their management.
  • Extract from : « The New Nation » by Frederic L. Paxson
  • In this one respect—I dare not say in any other—we outrank our brothers.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) » by Marion Harland
  • Wells, who is colonel of regulars, claims to outrank Lewis, and demands to be posted on the right.
  • Extract from : « Sustained honor » by John R. Musick,
  • He's supposed to outrank a Space Patrol General—and he's amused by the situation he's here to remedy.
  • Extract from : « --And Devious the Line of Duty » by Tom Godwin
  • To outrank these exalted personages was not beyond inquisitorial ambition.
  • Extract from : « A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 » by Henry Charles Lea
  • Many of these now outrank the parent in the regions and for the purposes for which Taylor is grown.
  • Extract from : « The Grapes of New York » by U. P. Hedrick
  • He will do less at first, but he promises to outrank the other man after a period of further training.
  • Extract from : « Psychology and Industrial Efficiency » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • This explains why the world is so filled with fanatics and schismatics, and why every man would master and outrank all others.
  • Extract from : « Epistle Sermons, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
  • Septmoncel is the leader of these, made in the Jura mountains and considered by many French caseophiles to outrank Roquefort.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Book of Cheese » by Robert Carlton Brown

Synonyms for outrank

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