| VERB | stative | exceed, transcend, surpass | be greater in scope or size than some standard |
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| stative | exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top | be superior or better than some standard | |
| competition | exceed, surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, outdo, surmount, outperform | be or do something to a greater degree |
| Sounds | ihksiy'd | |
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| Rhymes | able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... | |
| Meaning | Be greater in scope or size than some standard. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" | |
| Synonyms | transcend, surpass | |
| Narrower | overgrow | Grow too large |
| Spanish | exceder, sobrepasar, superar, trascender | |
| Catalan | excedir, sobrepassar, superar, transcendir, ultrapassar | |
| Meaning | Be superior or better than some standard. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "She exceeded our expectations" | |
| Synonyms | transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top | |
| Broader | excel, stand out, surpass | distinguish oneself |
| Spanish | exceder, rebasar, sobrepasar, superar, trascender | |
| Catalan | depassar, excedir, superar, ultrapassar | |
| Adjectives | excessive | beyond normal limits |
| Nouns | exceedance | (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time |
| Meaning | Be or do something to a greater degree. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This exceeds all my expectations" | |
| Synonyms | surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, outdo, surmount, outperform | |
| Narrower | better, break | Surpass in excellence |
| out-herod | Surpass someone in cruelty or evil | |
| outbrave | Be braver than | |
| outdraw | Draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight | |
| outfox | outdo someone in trickery | |
| outgrow | Grow faster than | |
| outmarch | march longer distances and for a longer time than | |
| outpace | Surpass in speed | |
| outrange | Have a greater range than (another gun / gun) | |
| outroar | roar louder than | |
| outsail | Sail faster or better than | |
| outsell | sell more than others | |
| outsell | Be sold more often than other, similar products | |
| outshine | attract more attention and praise than others | |
| outshout, outcry | shout louder than | |
| outwear | last / last longer than others | |
| outweigh | Be heavier than | |
| outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent | Beat through cleverness and wit | |
| shame | Surpass or beat by a wide margin | |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Spanish | aventajar, exceder, sobrepasar, sobrepujar, superar | |
| Catalan | avantatjar, excedir, sobrepassar, sobrepujar, superar | |
| Adjectives | excessive | beyond normal limits |
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