Eclipse: meaning, example and synonyms

Eclipsev. To surpass or overshadow someone or something in importance or success.

Flashcard for Eclipse (verb): to surpass or overshadow someone or something in importance or success. Example: Within a decade, the newer port's trade volume had eclipsed that of its older rival, which had dominated the coast for a century. Synonyms: overshadow, surpass, outshine, exceed. Antonyms: trail, lag, underperform, pale. Memory tip: In an eclipse the moon blocks the sun: one thing outshines another. Illustration: the moon passing in front of the sun creating a glowing solar eclipse over calm hills.

Example

Within a decade, the newer port's trade volume had eclipsed that of its older rival, which had dominated the coast for a century.

Part of speech
verb
Synonyms
overshadow, surpass, outshine, exceed
Antonyms
trail, lag, underperform, pale
Memory tip
In an eclipse the moon blocks the sun: one thing outshines another.

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Check yourself: Eclipse in context

Pick the word that best completes each text, as on the SAT's words-in-context questions.

Question 1

The young sprinter's time not only broke the school record but ______ the best result ever recorded in the region.

Question 2

Once streaming services became widespread, their popularity quickly ______ that of the video rental stores that had dominated the decade before.

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