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. The FAA:

   There is the potential for the resulting event to exceed the capabilities of the airplane to cope with it.

2. 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.

3. The IEA:

   We conclude that the oil market faces the prospect of a third successive year when supply will exceed demand by 1 million bpd and there will be enormous strain on the ability of the oil system to absorb it efficiently.

4. Shinya Yamanaka:

   If we can make good use of resources at places like university labs, PCR testing can exceed 100,000 (per day), far more than 20,000.

5. Mark Lang:

   There have been supply chain pressures, and there have been commodity cost increases. But [companies] have, I think, taken price increases that exceed that, they are, to me, absolutely profit taking.