exceed

Verbs

  • (v) be greater in scope or size than some standard
    • Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
    transcend, surpass,
  • (v) be superior or better than some standard
    • She exceeded our expectations
    • She topped her performance of last year
    top, go past, overstep, transcend, pass,
  • (v) be or do something to a greater degree
    • her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
    • She outdoes all other athletes
    • This exceeds all my expectations
    • This car outperforms all others in its class
    outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, surmount,

Synonyms

transcend surpass top go past overstep pass outdo outgo outmatch outperform outstrip surmount

Words of close approximity

excel
except excess
exceedance exceeding exceedingly