Excel

Quick meaning: Excel is a verb meaning (transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.

Meaning

(transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To be much better than others.
2. (transitive, archaic, rare) To exceed, to go beyond.

Example Sentences

I excelled everyone else with my exam results.

But it is as a destroyer of grasshoppers that the dickcissel excels.

She opened; but to shut / Excelled her power: the gates wide open stood […]

Compositions which follow the style of Nissi Belzer's creations in structure but which excel them in length.

Word Forms

• excels
• excelling
• excelled

Synonyms for excel

Depending on context, synonyms include bang, devour, eat, kick, kick ass, rock.

Antonyms for excel

Common opposites include choke, fail, misperform, stink, suck, underachieve.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include surpass, stand out, outperform, outdo, exceed, outstrip.

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