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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As is always the case with Simenon, psychology trumps everything else, and this movie certainly goes deep and dark.

From The Wall Street Journal

But even for Amorim, sometimes there are days when substance trumps style.

From BBC

And the idea that what we think is right trumps everything and that our children are just extensions of ourselves, accessories, things to be judged in relation to us, as either prideful or shameful.

From Los Angeles Times

In Friday's order, reviewed by the BBC, Judge Smith noted "the later-enacted and specific language of the Act trumps prohibition on disclosure".

From BBC

It is a hit rate that trumps any opposing argument.

From BBC