excel meaning

Definition of excel

1. distinguish oneself
   • She excelled in math

   Synonyms: stand out, surpass

   Kinds: exceed, rank, shine at

   Related forms: excellent, excellence

How to pronounce excel

excel is pronounced /ɪkˈsɛl/ in British English and /ɪkˈsɛl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with excel

• well
• swell
• tell
• smell
• spell
• sell
• yell
• repel
• shell
• bell
• cell
• dwell
• pastel
• ell
• fell
• hell
• belle
• expel
• hotel
• impel
• lapel
• motel
• quell
• compel