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excelled

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ɪkˈsel/
    • /ɪkˈsel/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ɪkˈsel/

Definition of excelled word

  • noun excelled Simple past tense and past participle of excel. 1

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Parts of speech for Excelled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

excelled popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for excelled

verb excelled

  • shone — a simple past tense and past participle of shine1 .
  • outshone — to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
  • outclassed — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
  • surpassed — to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
  • outdid — to surpass in execution or performance: The cook outdid himself last night.

Antonyms for excelled

verb excelled

  • failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
  • lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.

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