outrival
verb[T]
(alsoout-rival)uk/ˌaʊtˈraɪ.vəl/us/ˌaʊtˈraɪ.vəl/-ll-orUSusually-l-to be moreimpressiveorsuccessfulthan someone or somethingelse:
Youngfellowswantedto outrivaltheircompanions.
Hewantedtodesignapalacethat would out-rival Versailles.
- Society women areeverendeavouringto outrivaltheirneighbourinsocialsplendour.
- Theirrichcolour,grace, andformsoutrivalled inbeautyall othercreatures.
- Thesefiguresarestaggering,yetthey arefaroutrivalled by thegreatdepartmentstorein Chicago.
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- be one up onsomeoneidiom
- bid
- cat
- catchup
- chancer
- close-run
- competition
- contest
- dare
- go in forsomething
- go toe to toeidiom
- hyper-competitive
- in the gameidiom
- intercollegiate
- runners and ridersidiom
- showing
- slugfest
- snap atsomeone'sheelsidiom
- super-competitive
- toe