Synonyms of runs circles around

runs circles around

phrase

variants or runs rings around

present tense third-person singular of run circles around

1

as in excels

to be greater, better, or stronger than

When it came to cooking, he ran circles around the rest of his family.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excels
• exceeds
• tops
• surpasses
• towers (over)
• transcends
• goes one better
• beats
• overcomes
• eclipses
• outstrips
• outshines
• outdistances
• betters
• outdoes
• overshadows
• masters
• overtops
• outclasses
• licks
• wins (against)
• outmatches
• triumphs (over)
• conquers
• prevails (over)
• defeats
• trims
• subdues
• outguns
• outruns
• outraces
• overmatches
• outpaces
• surmounts
• outperforms
• trumps
• whips
• outweighs
• overbears
• shames
• overpasses
• outbalances
• bests
• clobbers
• outcompetes
• crushes
• skunks
• routs
• thrashes
• one-ups
• wallops
• drubs
• trounces
• worsts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)

2

as in blows away

to defeat by a large margin

The young girl ran circles around her chess opponent.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blows away
• throws
• bombs
• licks
• buries
• overcomes
• whips
• snows under
• masters
• beats the pants off
• takes
• dusts
• upsets
• wipes the floor with
• succeeds
• skins
• beats
• subdues
• pastes
• eats alive
• flattens
• scores
• smokes
• drubs
• wipes the ground with
• trims
• annihilates
• whaps
• clobbers
• shellacs
• creams
• whups
• whops
• trounces
• surmounts
• thrashes
• skunks
• routs
• dispatches
• excels
• waxes
• wallops
• smothers
• wins (against)
• tromps
• finishes
• conquers
• whomps
• triumphs (over)
• tops
• overmatches
• overwhelms
• knocks over
• prevails (over)
• knocks off
• overbears
• sweeps
• crushes
• hurdles
• surpasses
• exceeds
• destroys
• slaughters
• transcends
• edges (out)
• noses out
• bests
• subjugates
• eclipses
• vanquishes
• sinks
• caps
• outstrips
• outshines
• outdistances
• overthrows
• betters
• worsts
• upends
• outdoes
• overpowers
• flourishes
• overtops
• breaks
• outfights
• does in
• pips
• aces (out)