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Definitions for Exceed

[1] to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: to exceed the speed limit.
[2] to go beyond the bounds or limits of: to exceed one's understanding.
[3] to surpass; be superior to; excel: Her performance exceeded all the others.
[4] to be greater, as in quantity or degree.
[5] to surpass others; excel or be superior.
[6] to be superior to (a person or thing), esp in size or quality; excel
[7] (tr) to go beyond the limit or bounds of to exceed one's income ; exceed a speed limit
[8] to be greater in degree or quantity than (a person or thing)

Words related to Exceed

top, eclipse, outstrip, outpace, transcend, overtake, better, distance, beat, cap, excel, overstep, outshine, pass, surmount, outdo, outrun, best, overtax, outreach

Words nearby Exceed

excaudate, excavate, excavation, excavation of optic disk, excavator, exceed, exceedance, exceeding, exceedingly, excel, excellence

Origin of Exceed

1325–75; Middle English exceden < Latin excēdere to go out or beyond. See ex-1, cede

Words that may be confused with Exceed

accede, concede, exceed

Other words from Exceed

ex·ceed·a·ble , adjective
ex·ceed·er , noun
su·per·ex·ceed , verb (used without object)
un·ex·ceed·a·ble , adjective
un·ex·ceed·ed , adjective

Word origin for Exceed

C14: from Latin excēdere to go beyond, from cēdere to go

Synonyms for Exceed

eclipse, outpace, outstrip, top, beat, best, better, cap, distance, excel, outdo, outrun, outshine, overstep, overtake, overtax, pass, surmount, transcend, break record, get upper hand, go beyond, go by, have a jump on, have advantage, have it all over, out-distance, outreach, rise above, run circles around