Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb out-herod

1 sense of out-herod

Sense 1
out-herod -- (surpass someone in cruelty or evil)
       => surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform -- (be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class")