Verb: exceed ik'seed or ek'seed
- Be superior or better than some standard
"She exceeded our expectations";
- transcend, pass, go past, top
- Be greater in scope or size than some standard
"Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds";
- transcend, surpass
- Be or do something to a greater degree
"This exceeds all my expectations";
- surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo [archaic], outdo, surmount, outperform
Derived forms: exceeding, exceeded, exceeds
Type of: agree, check, correspond, defeat, excel, fit, get the better of, gibe, jibe, marry, marry up, match, overcome, rule, square, stand out, surpass, tally
Encyclopedia: Exceed