Synonyms for exceed
ɪkˈsidex·ceed

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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 WordNetRate these synonyms: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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 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

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1. exceedverb

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "exceed":

   surpass, overcome, exceeding, transcend, outweigh, overstep, exceeded, exceeds, outstrip, overtake, outrun, outpace, over, overcoming

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1. 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.

2. Blair Holloway:

   If we reach or exceed 10.5 feet, it will rank as at least the fourth-highest tide on record and would be the highest non-tropical on record. We've never seen the tide exceed 10.43 feet unless it is related to a tropical system, this would be exceedingly rare if not unprecedented, we're particularly worried about the only road in and out -- that goes from Savannah to Tybee Island -- the road was raised up a few years ago, but at 10.5 feet we're expecting issues there.

3. Chief Executive Zheng Zhihao:

   Whether the full-year revenue will be in line with that of last year or even exceed, it remains to be seen.

4. Ashok Ghosh:

   The cause of the upsurge in arsenic concentration is the overuse of groundwater for irrigation and drinking, which happens when withdrawal rates exceed recharge rate, there is no law here to check excessive groundwater withdrawal.

5. Moulay Hafid Elalamy:

   It will go even farther. We will exceed the 100 billion dirhams only in auto exports by 2020, and it is not excluded that Morocco will attract other car and truck makers in the near future and could double these figures.