'Exceed' definitions:
Definition of 'exceed'
From: WordNet
verb
Be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: exceed, transcend, surpass]
verb
Be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]
verb
Definition of 'Exceed'
From: GCIDE
- Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exceeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Exceeding.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc['e]der. See Cede.] To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours. [1913 Webster]
- Name the time, but let it not Exceed three days. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope.
- Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Exceed'
From: GCIDE
- Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. i.
- 1. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure. "In our reverence to whom, we can not possibly exceed." --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. --Deut. xxv. 3. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To be more or greater; to be paramount. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exceed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beat,
- best,
- better,
- bulk,
- bulk large,
- cap,
- dare,
- eclipse,
- exaggerate,
- excel,
- go beyond,
- go one better,
- improve on,
- loom,
- loom large,
- outdistance,
- outdo,
- outpace,
- outrank,
- outreach,
- outrun,
- outshine,
- outsoar,
- outstep,
- outstrip,
- outweigh,
- overbalance,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overdo,
- overextend,
- overgo,
- overjump,
- overleap,
- overpass,
- overreach,
- overrun,
- overshadow,
- overshoot,
- overshoot the field,
- overshoot the mark,
- overstep,
- overstride,
- overtake,
- overtop,
- overwhelm,
- pass,
- perfect,
- predominate,
- preponderate,
- presume,
- prevail,
- rear,
- rise above,
- soar,
- stand out,
- superabound,
- surpass,
- top,
- tower,
- tower above,
- tower over,
- transcend,
- trump,
- venture