Definitions

trumps

NOUN

advantage

Synonyms

STRONG

aid ascendancy asset assistance authority avail blessing boon break choice comfort convenience dominance edge eminence expediency favor gain good gratification help hold improvement influence interest lead leeway leverage luck mastery odds position power precedence preference prestige prevalence profit protection recognition resources return sanction starting superiority support supremacy utility wealth

WEAK

ace in the hole leg-up pre-eminence trump card upper hand

Antonyms

STRONG

bad fortune bad luck block blockage debt disadvantage disapproval disfavor harm hindrance hurt impotence incapacity inefficiency inferiority injury lack last loss misfortune obstruction stop subordination subservience waste weakness

VERB

outmaneuver

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outdo overtake

STRONG

defeat exceed excel finesse outsmart surpass

Antonyms

STRONG

be inferior fail fall behind lose

Example Sentences

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But her sense of morality trumps her financial desperation.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Generally, a life estate trumps a prenuptial agreement, and a prenup trumps a will.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

“My sense is that markets are discounting an attack on Iran, and that trumps all at the moment.”

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

In his work, the University of California Davis psychology professor offers a dating and relationships alternative in which compatibility trumps all.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Facts are a linguistic device which ensures that experience always trumps authority and reason.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton