1. Exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
   "His surpassing intellect made him a leader in his field";
   - transcendent
    
2. Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
   "a night of surpassing darkness";
   - exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious

1. Be exceptionally good or the best
   "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know";
   - excel, stand out, rule
    
2. Be greater in scope or size than some standard
   "Their loyalty surpasses their national bonds";
   - exceed, transcend
    
3. Be or do something to a greater degree
   "This year's sales surpassed last year's by 20%";
   - outstrip, outmatch, outgo [archaic], exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

See also: extraordinary, superior

Type of: agree, check, correspond, defeat, differ, fit, get the better of, gibe, jibe, marry, marry up, match, overcome, square, tally

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