Dictionary Definition
exceed
Verb
2 go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations";
"She topped her performance of last year" [syn: transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]
3 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" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, outdo, surmount, outperform]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
from Latin excedeōVerb
Related terms
Translations
To be larger, greater or better than something
else or than expected or desirable
- Finnish: ylittää
- Russian: превосходить
to go beyond the limits of something
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
beat,
best, better, bulk, bulk large, cap, dare, eclipse, exaggerate, excel, go beyond, go one better,
improve on, loom, loom
large, outdistance,
outdo, outpace, outrank, outreach, outrun, outshine, outsoar, outstep, outstrip, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overdo, overextend, overgo, overjump, overleap, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshadow, overshoot, overshoot the
field, overshoot the mark, overstep, overstride, overtake, overtop, overwhelm, pass, perfect, predominate, preponderate, presume, prevail, rear, rise above, soar, stand out, superabound, surpass, top, tower, tower above, tower over,
transcend, trump, venture