· distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"

Synonym(s): excel, stand_out

· be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

Synonym(s): outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

Hypernym(s): beat, beat_out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

· move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"

Synonym(s): travel_by, pass_by, go_past, go_by, pass

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

· be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"

Synonym(s): exceed, transcend

· exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

Synonym(s): transcendent

· far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

Synonym(s): exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious