Surpass, v. a. Excel, exceed, outdo, outstrip, outrun, override, transcend, cap, overtop, beat, go beyond.
Surpassing, a. Excellent, supreme, incomparable, transcendent, pre-eminent, peerless, superlative.
Surplus, n. Overplus, residue, excess, surplusage, superplus.
Surplusage, n.
- 1. See Surplus.
- 2. (Law.) Irrelevant matter.
Surprise, n. Wonder, astonishment, amazement.
Surprise, v. a.
- 1. Take unawares, take by surprise, take off one’s guard.
- 2. Astonish, amaze, startle, strike with wonder, take aback.
- 3. Confuse, bewilder.
Surprising, a. Extraordinary, remarkable, wonderful, unexpected, astonishing, marvellous.
Surrender, v. a.
- 1. Cede, yield, give up, give over, deliver up.
- 2. Resign, relinquish, forego, abdicate, abandon, part with, renounce, waive.
Surrender, v. n. Yield, capitulate, give up, give over, give in, give one’s self up, strike one’s flag or colors, cry quarter, cry quits.
Surrender, n. Relinquishment, renunciation, cession, resignation, abandonment, capitulation.
Surreptitious, a. Fraudulently introduced, foisted in, done by stealth.
Surreptitiously, ad. Fradulently, by stealth, without authority.
Surrogate, n. Deputy, delegate, substitute, proxy, lieutenant, representative, locum tenens.
Surround, v. a.
- 1. Encircle, environ, encompass, enclose.
- 2. (Mil.) Invest, hem in, fence about.