Synonyms of exceeds

exceeds

verb

present tense third-person singular of exceed

1

as in surpasses

to go beyond the limit of

by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surpasses
• transcends
• invades
• breaks
• outruns
• overshoots
• oversteps
• overruns
• overreaches
• outreaches
• encroaches
• overpasses
• infringes
• entrenches
• trespasses
• overdoes
• overuses
• overworks
• overutilizes

2

as in tops

to be greater, better, or stronger than

her knowledge of French wines exceeds that of anyone else I know

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surpasses
• tops
• eclipses
• transcends
• excels
• beats
• outstrips
• overcomes
• outdoes
• outshines
• outdistances
• masters
• overshadows
• outweighs
• outclasses
• defeats
• overtops
• betters
• towers (over)
• outmatches
• goes one better
• outpaces
• outguns
• surmounts
• outruns
• runs circles around
• outperforms
• subdues
• conquers
• prevails (over)
• trumps
• bests
• wins (against)
• crushes
• triumphs (over)
• shames
• outraces
• clobbers
• outcompetes
• licks
• trims
• thrashes
• routs
• whips
• overpasses
• one-ups
• trounces
• overbears
• wallops
• overmatches
• outbalances
• worsts
• drubs
• skunks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exceeds

From scratch thousand island dressing exceeds the seven-day use-by date. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Families spend about 9% to 16% of their median annual income on full-day care for just one child, and in some cases that cost exceeds their annual rent, according to a 2024 Labor Department report. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

This far exceeds the carbon stored in the world’s forest biomass, despite forests covering a much larger area. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Its quality factor, a measure of how efficiently an optical resonator stores light, exceeds 163 million. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Framework's laptop proved even brighter, but as with battery life, Dell comfortably exceeds expectations for a business laptop, delivering solid image quality for everything from spreadsheets to occasional creative work. — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Their payroll exceeds that of the other three remaining teams combined. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

The department said the city's drinking water meets or exceeds federal standards and that the Georgia Environmental Protection Division has been notified. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Demand already exceeds the available clinical workforce, so time freed from documentation, scheduling, or intake doesn’t have to mean fewer people doing the same work. — Bill Miller, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026