Home › Words › O › outnameoutnameoutname means to exceed in naming or describing.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, outname ranks #2,710 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom out- + name.verbTo exceed in naming or describing.To exceed in fame or degree.e.g.“And found out one to out-name thy other faults.” — c. 1608–1611, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Maid’s Tragedy”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act V, scenDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.outtell 61% match — To surpass in telling, counting, or reckoning. vs outname →outpass 60% match — To surpass or exceed. vs outname →outcap 60% match — To cap or top; exceed. vs outname →outplease 60% match — To surpass in pleasing. vs outname →surpassingness 60% match — The quality of being surpassing. vs outname →outpraise 59% match — To surpass in praising. vs outname →coname 59% match — To give (something) a secondary name. vs outname →agnominate 59% match — To name. vs outname →