1. Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
   "a night of exceeding darkness"
   - exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing

1. Be greater in scope or size than some standard
   "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
   - transcend, surpass 
2. Be superior or better than some standard
   "She exceeded our expectations"
   - transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top 
3. Be or do something to a greater degree
   "This exceeds all my expectations"
   - surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo [archaic], outdo, surmount, outperform

See also: exceedance, excessive, extraordinary

Type of: beat, beat out, crush, excel, shell, stand out, surpass, trounce, vanquish

Encyclopedia: Exceed

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