Outswim

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To surpass another swimmer in speed or endurance; to swim faster or farther than someone else; to outpace or outdistance a competitor in water movement
2. To move through water with greater speed than a rival; to exceed another's swimming ability; to gain advantage by faster or more efficient swimming
3. To navigate a swimming course more swiftly than a peer; to achieve superiority in aquatic locomotion; to leave an opponent behind by faster swimming skills

Etymology: "Outswim" is a plain compound: the prefix "out-" added to the verb "swim." The prefix works the way it does in other verbs such as "outrun," "outdo," and "outlast," meaning to surpass someone at the activity named by the base word. So to outswim someone is to swim faster or farther than they do, and the word needs no special history beyond the two parts joined together.

Synonyms: outpace, outdistance, outperform, outlast

Antonyms: outpaced, outdistanced, outperformed