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Exceed

/ɪkˈsiːd/

To be larger, greater than (something).

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📖 Definitions of "Exceed"

verb

1
To be larger, greater than (something).
"The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004."
2
To be better than (something).
"The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations."
3
To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
"Your password cannot exceed eight characters."
4
To predominate.

🔄 Synonyms of "Exceed"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
passverb	To change place.
surmountverb	(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
transcendverb	(transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.
topnoun	The highest or uppermost part of something.
surpassverb	(transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
overstepverb	(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
outgonoun	(uncountable) The act or process of going out; (countable) an instance of this; an outgoing.
outstripverb	To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
outdoverb	(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
outmatchverb	(transitive) to surpass or be better than something or someone else
go pastverb	To surpass a boundary; to go by a limit.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Exceed"

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Word	Definition
surpassverb	(transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
transcendverb	(transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.
overstepverb	(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
outdoverb	(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
outmatchverb	(transitive) to surpass or be better than something or someone else
surmountverb	(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
outstripverb	To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
go pastverb	To surpass a boundary; to go by a limit.
passverb	To change place.
topverb	To cover on the top or with a top.
outgoverb	(transitive) (archaic) To go further than (someone or something); to exceed, to go beyond, to surpass.
outweighverb	(transitive) To exceed in importance or value.
excelverb	(intransitive) To be much better than others.
overshootverb	To go past something; to go too far.
outnumberverb	(transitive, stative) To be more in number than somebody or something.
surplusverb	(transitive) To treat as surplus to requirements; to sell off or dismiss from employment, etc.
outperformverb	(transitive) To perform better than something or someone.
overrideverb	(transitive, intransitive) To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
overcomingnoun	The act by which something is overcome, or surmounted.
outpaceverb	(transitive) To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.