| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | backgrounded | placed in the background |
| 2. | belittled | made seem unimportant or small |
| 3. | bested | defeated or surpassed |
| 4. | blotted out | completely hid from notice |
| 5. | brushed aside | dismissed as less important |
| 6. | buried | lost beneath stronger things |
| 7. | came second | ranked behind another |
| 8. | crowded out | forced out by stronger presence |
| 9. | deemphasized | given less emphasis or importance |
| 10. | devalued | treated as less valuable |
| 11. | diminished | reduced in importance or effect |
| 12. | dimmed | made less bright or prominent |
| 13. | discounted | regarded as less important |
| 14. | displaced | pushed out of prominence |
| 15. | dominated | controlled attention or importance |
| 16. | downplayed | presented as less important |
| 17. | dulled | made less vivid or striking |
| 18. | dwarfed | made seem small or minor |
| 19. | eclipsed | made less noticeable or important |
| 20. | edged out | beat by a small margin |
| 21. | engulfed | surrounded and overpowered completely |
| 22. | faded | became less noticeable or vivid |
| 23. | fell behind | became less prominent than |
| 24. | fell into the background | became less prominent |
| 25. | fell short | failed to match another |
| 26. | forgotten | not remembered or noticed |
| 27. | grabbed the spotlight | took most of the attention |
| 28. | ignored | not noticed or considered |
| 29. | in eclipse | temporarily less prominent |
| 30. | in the shade | made less impressive by comparison |
| 31. | inferior to | less impressive than |
| 32. | invisible | not noticed by others |
| 33. | jostled aside | pushed aside by others |
| 34. | kept in the background | made less prominent |
| 35. | knocked into the shade | made seem less impressive |
| 36. | loomed over | appeared dominant over |
| 37. | lost out to | was beaten in attention |
| 38. | marginalized | treated as unimportant or peripheral |
| 39. | minimized | made seem less important |
| 40. | muted | made softer or less noticeable |
| 41. | neglected | not given enough attention |
| 42. | nudged aside | pushed into lesser notice |
| 43. | obscured | made hard to notice |
| 44. | outclassed | proved clearly superior to |
| 45. | outdone | done better than |
| 46. | outmatched | proved stronger or better than |
| 47. | outshone | surpassed in brilliance or appeal |
| 48. | outstripped | went ahead of clearly |
| 49. | outweighed | was more important than |
| 50. | overpowered | overcame by greater force or impact |
| 51. | overrode | took priority over |
| 52. | overwhelmed | buried under stronger presence |
| 53. | paled | seemed weaker by comparison |
| 54. | passed by | left without notice |
| 55. | passed over | ignored in favor of another |
| 56. | played second fiddle | took a lesser role |
| 57. | prevailed over | proved stronger than |
| 58. | pushed aside | moved into lesser importance |
| 59. | ranked below | stood lower than another |
| 60. | receded | moved into lesser prominence |
| 61. | sidelined | pushed to a less important role |
| 62. | smothered | stifled under stronger presence |
| 63. | stifled | suppressed or muted strongly |
| 64. | stole the show | drew all the attention |
| 65. | subdued | made less strong or noticeable |
| 66. | submerged | pushed below notice or importance |
| 67. | supplanted | took the place of |
| 68. | suppressed | kept from being seen or heard |
| 69. | surpassed | went beyond in quality or success |
| 70. | swamped | overrun and made less noticeable |
| 71. | took a back seat | became less important |
| 72. | took center stage | became the main focus |
| 73. | towered over | seemed far greater than |
| 74. | trailed | followed behind in standing |
| 75. | trivialized | made to seem unimportant |
| 76. | trumped | beat or outweighed decisively |
| 77. | underplayed | treated as less important |
| 78. | understated | presented with less emphasis |
| 79. | unnoticed | not seen or recognized |
| 80. | upstaged | drew attention away from |
| 81. | was blotted out by | was completely hidden by |
| 82. | was buried by | was lost beneath another |
| 83. | was clouded by | was made less clear by |
| 84. | was diminished by | was reduced in importance by |
| 85. | was dimmed by | was made less prominent by |
| 86. | was dominated by | was controlled by stronger presence |
| 87. | was downplayed by | was treated as less important |
| 88. | was dwarfed by | seemed much smaller beside |
| 89. | was eclipsed by | was surpassed and obscured by |
| 90. | was engulfed by | was consumed by stronger force |
| 91. | was minimized by | was made to seem smaller |
| 92. | was muted by | was made less noticeable by |
| 93. | was obscured by | was hidden by something stronger |
| 94. | was outshone by | was made less impressive |
| 95. | was overwhelmed by | was buried by stronger force |
| 96. | was smothered by | was stifled by another thing |
| 97. | was subdued by | was made less strong by |
| 98. | was suppressed by | was kept down by |
| 99. | was swamped by | was overrun by stronger presence |
| 100. | was upstaged by | lost attention to another |