surmount

surmount is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.
2. intransitive verb. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles.
3. intransitive verb. To surpass; to exceed.
4. verb. be or do something to a greater degree

   "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"

   "She outdoes all other athletes"

   Synonyms: exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass

5. verb. get on top of; deal with successfully

   "He overcame his shyness"

   Synonyms: master, overcome, subdue

6. verb. reach the highest point of

   "We scaled the Mont Blanc"

   Synonyms: scale

7. verb. be on top of

   "The scarf surmounted the gown"

Synonyms

exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, master, overcome, subdue, scale

Common word forms

surmounts, surmountal, surmounted, surmounter, surmounting, surmountable

Words from these letters

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