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Synonyms for exceed
ɪkˈsidex·ceed

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Wiktionary2.0 / 6 votes

  1. exceedverb

    Synonyms:
    overstep, surpass, outstep

    Antonyms:
    inferior, fail

  2. exceedverb

    To be larger, greater than (something).

    The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.

    Synonyms:
    outstep, overstep, surpass

    Antonyms:
    inferior, fail

  3. exceedverb

    To be better than (something).

    The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.

    Synonyms:
    outstep, overstep, surpass

    Antonyms:
    inferior, fail

  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.

    Synonyms:
    outstep, overstep, surpass

    Antonyms:
    fail, inferior

  5. exceedverb

    To predominate

    Synonyms:
    overstep, outstep, surpass

    Antonyms:
    fail, inferior

  6. exceedverb

    To overdo

    Synonyms:
    outstep, surpass, overstep

    Antonyms:
    fail, inferior

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. exceedverb

    Synonyms:
    transcend, surpass, cap, go beyond

  2. exceedverb

    Synonyms:
    excel, outdo, outstrip, outvie, be superior to

  3. exceedverb

    Synonyms:
    go too far, overstep the proper limit

  4. exceedverb

    Synonyms:
    be the greater, bear the greater proportion

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 1 vote

  1. exceedverb

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

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How to use exceed in a sentence?

  1. Thomas Chandler Haliburton:

    No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings.

  2. Cha Jae-heon:

    It doesn't have that much cash because it has invested a lot in China, where Orion's sales and profits far exceed those at home.

  3. David Pekoske:

    The pandemic record right now stands at about 2.2 million people( on a single day) and I would expect that we will definitely exceed that.

  4. Michael Underhill:

    Billions of dollars in Vale's assets have already been frozen as we discussed this weekend, there remains a fair chance that all of Vale's dams (which exceed 100 in count) will also be coming under great scrutiny going forward.

  5. David Hensley:

    The trend in key regions such as Asia will need to improve if global growth in 2015 is to exceed its 2014 outcome.


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