Opposite of to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class
Opposite of to be superior against one's peers
“The other swimmers could not keep up with Phelps and would fall behind quickly.”
Opposite of to be superior to
“More to the point, if I made a copy of a cassette, the copy would be inferior to the original.”
Opposite of to defeat, or be better than, someone or something
“Many people openly questioned how a heavily favored team could lose to the underdog.”
(usually "worsted") Opposite of to defeat or beat
“Either side of his ban, Tyson would lose to Holyfield twice and Britain's Lennox Lewis.”
Opposite of to achieve victory over
“With the mediocre players we have, we are probably going to lose to most teams.”
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