Antonyms for run circles around


Grammar : Verb


Definition of run circles around

  • As in outwit/outsmart : verb get the better of; figure out before another
  • As in overwhelm : verb astonish, devastate
  • As in top : verb surpass
  • As in whip : verb defeat soundly
  • As in win : verb finish first; succeed
  • As in exceed : verb be superior to; surpass
  • As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
Example sentences :
  • The latter young gentleman said that with his car he could run circles around the persons to whom the other made reference.
  • Extract from : « The Auto Boys' Quest » by James A Braden
  • I'll get a horse some day that'll run circles around that ol' black scound'el.
  • Extract from : « When A Man's A Man » by Harold Bell Wright

Synonyms for run circles around

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