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transcended

VERB

go beyond; surpass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eclipse outstrip overstep transform

STRONG

beat best better exceed excel outdo outrival outshine outvie overtop top

WEAK

be superior go above leave behind leave in the dust rise above

Antonyms

STRONG

be inferior fail fall behind lose surrender

Example Sentences

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Pope Leo’s encyclical insists that humanity itself can’t be transcended.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

For a moment, he adds, it transcended partisan divisions.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

For Obama, the moment was personal, but his remarks deliberately transcended it.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

“It’s not a John Mayer thing. With the greatest respect, it’s not even a Henson thing. Kermit, to me, had transcended all of that and become a part of the fabric of this community.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

In the square, they wrung out their clothes and assessed each other for bruises, and for a moment, the giddy pleasure of not being dead transcended everything.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell