Antonyms for exceed
ɪkˈsidex·ceed

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1. exceedverb

   Antonyms:
   inferior, fail

   Synonyms:
   overstep, surpass, outstep

2. exceedverb

   To be larger, greater than (something).

   The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.

   Antonyms:
   inferior, fail

   Synonyms:
   outstep, overstep, surpass

3. exceedverb

   To be better than (something).

   The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.

   Antonyms:
   inferior, fail

   Synonyms:
   outstep, overstep, surpass

4. exceedverb

   To go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend.

   In Super Mario RPG, the name that you are typing in cannot exceed eight characters.

   Antonyms:
   fail, inferior

   Synonyms:
   outstep, overstep, surpass

5. exceedverb

   To predominate

   Antonyms:
   fail, inferior

   Synonyms:
   overstep, outstep, surpass

6. exceedverb

   To overdo

   Synonyms:
   outstep, surpass, overstep

   Antonyms:
   fail, inferior

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. exceed, transcend, surpassverb

   be greater in scope or size than some standard

   "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"

   Synonyms:
   surmount, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, go by, travel by, outperform, stand out, overstep, top, excel, go past, transcend, pass, pass by, outdo, surpass

2. exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, topverb

   be superior or better than some standard

   "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"

   Synonyms:
   run, perish, elapse, go past, make pass, lead, top, put across, go by, draw, evanesce, occur, die, transgress, outmatch, trespass, excrete, turn over, pass away, outstrip, spend, slide by, top off, go, hand, outperform, legislate, happen, egest, return, slip away, drop dead, overstep, surmount, transcend, make it, authorize, pop off, fleet, outdo, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, give, fall out, hap, slip by, top out, go on, sink, eliminate, croak, lapse, fade, crown, pass off, give-up the ghost, pinch, blow over, take place, expire, overhaul, go through, reach, communicate, come about, choke, pass by, go across, snuff it, overtake, glide by, extend, decease, fall, pass, clear, exit, conk, travel by, buy the farm, pass along, authorise, go along, surpass, guide, outgo, pass on

3. surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperformverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   go past, surmount, outstrip, outmatch, master, outflank, overcome, scoop, outgo, go by, get over, distance, outperform, travel by, overstep, top, excel, stand out, best, transcend, pass, scale, outdistance, trump, pass by, outdo, surpass, subdue

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1. exceedverb

   Synonyms:
   surpass, transcend, outvie, excel, outdo, preponderate, predominate

How to use exceed in a sentence?

1. Mickey Mehta:

   Be spirited, go beyond the body and exceed not just to succeed, let success beg you at your feet to be accepted by you with grace, that should be the case. Be thirsty for fulfillment, let your chase for success be neutralized, be centered in your being and get MickeyMized. THE WORLD WILL CONVERGE AT YOUR FEET THEN.

2. Ronald-Bunch:

   Always remember God is the ultimate nothing can exceed Him.

3. Trevor Sikorski:

   It is expected that four wells (of 24 operated typically) will be opened to allow withdrawal from November. Working gas at Rough for the winter will now not exceed 1.3 bcm ...this is 1.2 bcm less than last winter's withdrawal.

4. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The State of Israel will have a budget because otherwise it will not have a government and our economic and security situation would deteriorate, demands always exceed what there is, but in the end the right decisions are made. We will do so this time as well.

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Embracing and reframing failure or setbacks means developing goals to help you exceed expectations next time.

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