exceed

Meaning

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

Synonyms

surpass

excel

transcend

go beyond

outdo

overstep

pass

cross

transgress

outstrip

overrun

surmount

go past

pass over

overtop

beat

outclass

more than

overbalance

top

🔝

dominate

overdo

outperform

overfulfil

be better than

defeat

excessive

better than

jump over

be ahead of

outgo

excess

exaggerate

encroach

win

predominate

reach

lame

override

overstate

break

overcome

outshine

outrival

go over

outmatch

outscore

gather

float

defy

Translations

dépasser

excéder

superare

sobrepasar

übersteigen

überschreiten

exceder

übertreffen

eccedere

overtreffen

exceder

superar

superar

dominer

excedir

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.