Exceed synonyms | Best 85 synonyms for exceed

surpass

To go beyond the limit, capacity, range, etc. of

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overtake

To pass a more slowly moving object.

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leave-behind

(Idiomatic) To leave (a trace of something).

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excel

(Intransitive) To be much better than others.

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top

To put or place on the top of

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edge-out

(Idiomatic) To win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.

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run-circles-around

(Idiomatic) To outperform by a great margin.

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overstep

To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

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transcend

To pass beyond the limits of something.

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outperform

To surpass (another) in performance.

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overdo

To do, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far:

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get the bulge on

To be greater or better than

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carry all before one

To be greater or better than

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lag (antonym)

To send to prison.

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be inferior (antonym)

be superior to; surpass

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cap

To put a cap on

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outshine

To surpass; excel

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outclass

To surpass in excellence by a wide margin

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distance

To distance is defined as to leave behind.

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outrun

To exceed or overextend.

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outpace

To surpass or outdo (another), as in speed, growth, or performance.

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beat

To hit; to knock; to pound; to strike.

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go beyond

To be greater or better than

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go-by

To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.

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better

To surpass or exceed:

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best

To beat in a contest;

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surmount

(Obs.) To surpass or exceed; go beyond

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outstrip

To move past or ahead of:

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outreach

To reach farther (than); exceed; surpass

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outvie

To outdo a competitor or rival

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eclipse

The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another. An eclipse of the Sun or Moon occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned. &diamf3; In a solar eclipse the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth. During a total solar eclipse the disk of the Moon fully covers that of the Sun, and only the Sun's corona is visible. &diamf3; An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is farthest in its orbit from the Earth so that its disk does not fully cover that of the Sun, and part of the Sun's photosphere is visible as a ring around the Moon. &diamf3; In a lunar eclipse all or a part of the Moon's disk enters the umbra of the Earth's shadow and is no longer illuminated by the Sun. Lunar eclipses occur only during a full moon, when the Moon is directly opposite the Sun.

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outrival

To outperform; to outdo.

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rise above

To be greater or better than

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overpass

To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.

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pass over

To make a transit of; to pass through or across (something).

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overshoot

To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.

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go-too-far

(Idiomatic) To exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behaviour

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have the edge on

To be greater or better than

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have it on

To be greater or better than

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have it all over

To be greater or better than

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get-the-drop-on

(Idiomatic) To point one's firearm at another person, thereby gaining dominance over a situation.

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beat to the draw

To be greater or better than

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break the record

To be greater or better than

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get-the-better-of

(Idiomatic) To overwhelm or overcome

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put one's nose out of joint

To be greater or better than

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get-the-best-of

Alternative form of get the better of.

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hold aces

To be greater or better than

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have a card up one's sleeve

To be greater or better than

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have the jump on

To be greater or better than

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cut out

To separate from a herd.

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meet one at every turn

To be greater or better than

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beat the wind out of

To be greater or better than

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be ahead of the game

To be greater or better than

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have the advantage

To be greater or better than

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gain the ascendancy

To be greater or better than

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gain the upper hand

To be greater or better than

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rank out

To be greater or better than

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dally (antonym)

To consider or occupy oneself with something in a careless or unserious fashion; toy.

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fall-short (antonym)

(Idiomatic) to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient

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exceeding

(Archaic) prodigious

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inordinate

Lacking restraint or moderation; too great or too many; immoderate

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parlous

(Literary) Perilous; dangerous; risky

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transcendent

Surpassing usual limits

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transcendency

Transcendence

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outdo

To exceed or surpass

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outgo

To overtake; to travel faster than.

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pass

To pronounce; utter:

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predominate

To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.

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preponderate

To sink or incline downward, as a scale of a balance

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fail (antonym)

To prove deficient or lacking; perform ineffectively or inadequately:

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fall-behind (antonym)

(Idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)

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outmatch

To surpass or be better than something or someone else

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overreach

To defeat (oneself) by going too far or by doing or trying to gain too much.

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overrun

To run beyond or past; overshoot:

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go one better

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big (related)

(Informal) With considerable success:

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excess (related)

To eliminate the job or position of:

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outstep

To step or go beyond; exceed; overstep.

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in excess of (related)

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maximum (related)

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limit (related)

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be equal to (related)

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outdistance

To surpass by a wide margin, especially through superior skill or endurance:

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overshadow

To be, by comparison, more significant or important than

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go past

be superior or better than some standard

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