surpassing adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Becoming superior to others; becoming excellent; exceptional; exceeding. noun1 •The act or process by which something is surpassed; a bettering.In both of these surpassings, the human being, in being freed, is freed both to be itself and to be beyond itself; but the second orients us more fully towards being free beyond self-determination. — 2001 formssurpassings · more surpassing · most surpassing