Synonyms for excel
ɪkˈsɛlex·cel

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1. excel, stand out, surpassverb

   distinguish oneself

   "She excelled in math"

   Synonyms:
   surmount, outmatch, exceed, outgo, go past, outperform, travel by, leap out, stick out, pass, stand out, jump out, outstrip, transcend, go by, pass by, outdo, surpass, jump

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. excelverb

   Synonyms:
   surpass, outdo, beat, be superior to, cast in the shade, throw into the shade

2. excelverb

   Synonyms:
   exceed, transcend, cap, go beyond

3. excelverb

   Synonyms:
   be superior, be eminent, bear the palm, bear the bell, take precedence

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1. excelverb

   Synonyms:
   outrival, outstrip, surpass, eclipse, outdo, outvie, transcend, exceed

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1. List of paraphrases for "excel":

   exel, excels, excell

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. EXCEL

   Synonyms:
   Expanded Clinical Evaluation of Lovastatin on lipid-lowering

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1. Marshall Mintz:

   Sometimes I do get a 10-year-old who wants to improve but a lot of times its the parents coming in and wanting little Janey to excel more and I usually wind up pointing out that at this point it really is crucial to just emphasize having fun and enjoying sport, then I usually get fired because they dont like my message, which is de-emphasizing the perfectionism and the achievement and the results.

2. Frank Pucher:

   Haley and Hanna are blessed with unique qualities, such as being twin sisters who both excel in Division I basketball, but their stardom off the court goes far beyond that, they are the perfect representation of the modern-day collegiate athlete. They are incredibly hardworking in their sport, they excel academically and they have clearly thought about and defined the path they want to go in life beyond sport.

3. Plutarch:

   Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them.

4. William Hazlitt:

   Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labor in it, but they labor in it because they excel.

5. Apple CEO Tim Cook:

   The deployment of artificial intelligence technology is something that we will excel at because of our focus on user experience.