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

Synonym(s): transcend, surpass

· be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"

Synonym(s): transcend, overstep, pass, go_past, top

Hypernym(s): excel, stand_out, surpass

· 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): surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, outdo, surmount, outperform

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

· 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): exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing