Synonyms for exceed
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Surpass
surpass, outstrip, out-do, transcend, go beyond, outshine, surmount, outperform, transgress, cap, out-go, overtake, better, overshadow, overreach, eclipse, outvie, overtop, trespass, outmatch, overgo, outcompass dated rare
2. Outweigh — to be larger, greater than (something)
Other
best, trump, prevail, cross the line, outstep, predominate, overbear, preponderate, excel dated rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To be larger, greater than (something).
The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
- v. 2
To be better than (something).
The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
- v. 3
To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
Related words
- Word family
- exceeding exceedingly excess excessive excessively
Forms
- Past participle
- exceeded
e.g. exceeded → surpassed, outstript, out-done, transcended…
Example sentences
- surpass Will Algeria be able to surpass the middle-income trap?
- transcend To be human we must transcend our animal nature.
By length
- 3 letters
- top1, cap1
- 4 letters
- best1, pass1
- 5 letters
- trump1, excel2
- 6 letters
- better2, outvie, overgo
- 7 letters
- eclipse2, prevail2, surpass2, overtop, outstep
- 8 letters
- overtake3, outweigh2, trespass2, outshine2, overstep3, outstrip2, surmount2, outmatch, overbear
- 9 letters
- transcend2, overreach3
- 10 letters
- outperform3, overshadow4, transgress2, outcompass, outbalance
- 11 letters
- predominate4
- 12 letters
- preponderate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excel2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- excéder
- Italiano
- eccedere
- Español
- exceder
- Deutsch
- überschreiten