exceed
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of exceed
Synonyms for exceed
Related Words for exceed
top, eclipse, outstrip, outpace, transcend, overtake, better, distance, beat, cap, excel, overstep, outshine, pass, surmount, outdo, outrun, best, overtax, outreachExamples from the Web for exceed
Contemporary Examples of exceed
A season of Game of Thrones tells its story over ten hours, and only a video game adaptation could match or exceed that.
‘Game of Thrones’ Interactive FanFiction: Whoops, My Friend Was Speared in the ThroatAlec Kubas-Meyer
December 13, 2014
The number of signatures is expected to exceed in 60,000 in the next day.
But previously the total aggregate amount an individual was allowed to donate could not exceed $123,000 per cycle.
No contribution can exceed $2,600 per candidate per race or $32,400 per party.
Indeed, prison may offer a safety and refuge from rivals that exceed that found on the outside.
Historical Examples of exceed
It is computed that the expense would not exceed a million and a half sterling.
Nothing can exceed the freshness and charm of our homeward walk.
In the Heart of VosgesMatilda Betham-Edwards
Nothing could exceed in loveliness the situation of this lake.
Hetty's Strange HistoryAnonymous
Nothing could exceed the delicacy of its features, or the brilliancy of its tints.
The Room in the Dragon VolantJ. Sheridan LeFanu
Nothing could exceed the beauty of their proportions and the splendour of their trappings.
Gomez AriasJoaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso