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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Thomas Chandler Haliburton:

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

2. Marty Ralph:

   An atmospheric river marked as a category 4 or a 5 is capable of producing remarkable rainfall totals over three or more days, likely to exceed 10 % to 15 % of a typical year's precipitation in some locations.

3. Tetsuya Iijima:

   At the moment, lidar lacks the capabilities to exceed the capabilities of the latest technology in radar and cameras, it would be fantastic if lidar technology was at the level that we could use it in our systems, but it's not. There's an imbalance between its cost and its capabilities.

4. 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.

5. Mr vybs live:

   If the COVID-19 cases exceed 100, The president will now chase us out of the country