exceed

Meaning

1. To be larger, greater than (something).
2. To be better than (something).
3. To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
4. To predominate.
5. (obsolete) To go too far; to be excessive.

Synonyms

surpass

excel

transcend

go beyond

outdo

overstep

pass

cross

transgress

surmount

outstrip

overrun

go past

pass over

beat

overtop

top

🔝

overdo

dominate

outclass

overbalance

more than

outperform

overfulfil

override

predominate

outgo

go over

reach

outmatch

outrival

outscore

outshine

encroach

exaggerate

overcome

win

excess

excessive

lame

better than

defeat

jump over

be ahead of

be better than

break

overstate

preferable

preponderate

prevail

profit

remain

span

stray

succeed

superior

surplus

too

tramp

transit

travel

unfounded

unsubstantial

vanquish

violate

waft

win over

be in excess

be sufficient

be too much

go overboard

be superior to

forereach

be superior

do more of

go in advance

span pass

overthrow

advantage

beggar

be left over

benefit

beyond

breach

bridge

cap

contravene

defy

disobey

dominance

drift

eclipse

elapse

empty

emulate

fall back

float

gather

greater than

groundless

hop

increase

in excess of

infringe

journey

leapfrog

left over

master

mistake

outgrow

outrun

outwards

outweigh

over

overact

overage

overdraw

overflow

overpass

overreach

overshadow

overtake

above

precede

Hyphenated as

ex‧ceed

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪkˈsiːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: exceden

In summary

From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cēdō (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc. Partly displaced native Old English ofersteppan, whence Modern English overstep.