exceed
verb
transitive verb
intransitive verb
Synonyms
- break
- outreach
- outrun
- overpass
- overreach
- overrun
- overshoot
- overstep
- surpass
- transcend
Example Sentences
Daniele Lepido, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Germany has said its spending won’t exceed its constitutional debt brake that limits new borrowing at 0.35% of GDP. Paul Hannon, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The looming potential of blackouts comes when officials fear demand for electricity will exceed the state's ability to supply it, California Governor Newsom said in a press conference Wednesday. Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 While revenue growth will exceed some projections, Cisco’s profitability may not. Ian King, Bloomberg.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Podcasts have boomed in the consumer and entertainment space, with some estimating that total global listenership will exceed 400 million people by the end of this year. Marie Hattar, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 It’s the most powerful operational rocket active, although both the Artemis I mission using the Space Launch System and SpaceX’s in-the-works Starship with Super Heavy rockets will exceed that. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2022 The plaintiffs are seeking different amounts in damages, but their total claims will exceed $1 billion, their lawyer, John C. Manly, said in a statement. Katie Benner, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022 The ordinance sets a daytime temperature requirement of at least 68 degrees from Sept. 15 to June 1, but has no requirement that the heat has to stay on if temperatures will naturally exceed that threshold. Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022 See More Word History
Middle English exceden, from Middle French exceder, from Latin excedere, from ex- + cedere to go
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3
Kids Definition
exceed
verb
exceed
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- surpass
- transcend
- break
- invade
- outrun
- overrun
- overstep
- overshoot
- overreach
- outreach
- overpass
- encroach
- infringe
- trespass
- entrench
- overdo
- overuse
- overwork
- overutilize
- intrench
Synonyms & Similar Words
- surpass
- top
- better
- eclipse
- beat
- excel
- transcend
- outstrip
- overcome
- outdo
- master
- outshine
- outdistance
- outmatch
- outweigh
- outclass
- defeat
- overshadow
- outgun
- overtop
- outpace
- best
- run rings around
- outrun
- surmount
- run circles around
- worst
- go one better
- subdue
- outperform
- tower (over)
- conquer
- outrace
- trump
- crush
- overmatch
- lick
- trounce
- shame
- overpass
- trim
- outcompete
- clobber
- rout
- overbear
- whip
- outbalance
- wallop
- thrash
- one-up
- drub
- prevail (over)
- skunk
- triumph (over)
- win (against)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lose (to)
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of exceed are excel, outdo, outstrip, surpass, and transcend. While all these words mean "to go or be beyond a stated or implied limit, measure, or degree," exceed implies going beyond a limit set by authority or established by custom or by prior achievement.
Although the words excel and exceed have much in common, excel implies preeminence in achievement or quality and may suggest superiority to all others.
The words outdo and exceed are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, outdo applies to a bettering or exceeding what has been done before.
The synonyms outstrip and exceed are sometimes interchangeable, but outstrip suggests surpassing in a race or competition.
In some situations, the words surpass and exceed are roughly equivalent. However, surpass suggests superiority in quality, merit, or skill.
While the synonyms transcend and exceed are close in meaning, transcend implies a rising or extending notably above or beyond ordinary limits.