- shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?"
- attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
- "Outshined" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, "Outshined" was released in 1991 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Badmotorfinger (1991). The song was included on Soundgarden's 1997 greatest hits album, A-Sides.
- to shine brighter than something else; to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner