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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When allegiance to power trumps commitment to principles, tech leaders shouldn’t be surprised when both users and history hold them accountable.

From Salon

The initial reports are that the judge has made clear that justice trumps other considerations.

From Salon

He had become, he believed, the "right sort" of foreigner in a land where "class trumps race every time".

From BBC

“Ultimately, we can say we won, so that trumps everything,” Kershaw said.

From Los Angeles Times

The aversion traces itself to the French ideal of “universalism,” which says national identity trumps all other identities.

From Los Angeles Times