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be above

VERB

scorn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhor defy deride despise disdain disregard flout hate ignore mock refute reject repudiate ridicule shun spurn taunt

STRONG

avoid cold-shoulder confute contemn gibe refuse renounce slight sneer trash

WEAK

consider beneath one make fun of put down run down scoff at turn back on turn nose up at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept admire approve cherish compliment esteem flatter like love note pay attention praise ratify regard respect sanction

STRONG

allow

VERB

tower

Synonyms

STRONG

ascend dominate exceed loom mount overlook overtop rear soar surmount surpass top transcend

WEAK

extend above look down look over

Antonyms

STRONG

decline descend drop fail fall fall behind follow lose lower surrender yield

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It simply needs all five players on the floor to be above average.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The club was not punishing them; they had to reset the order of priorities and no player would be above the team.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

In February, for example, median checking and savings deposit balances continued to be above the inflation-adjusted 2019 levels, according to data from the Bank of America Institute.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

If oil prices remain where they are, they will be above $4 in a week or two, he predicted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

But wasn’t she—that was, Briony the writer—supposed to be so worldly now as to be above such nursery-tale ideas as good and evil?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

be above

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