Meaning & use
Surmounted
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Overcame a difficulty or obstacle; also, was positioned on top of something.
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She surmounted every obstacle on her way to becoming a surgeon.
A golden dome surmounted the cathedral's main tower.
A note on using this word
Surmounted carries a literal spatial sense (to be placed above) as well as the more common figurative sense of overcoming a challenge.
Words with a similar meaning
overcameconquered
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Words with an opposite meaning
succumbed to
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