Verb

• S: (v) exceed, transcend, surpass (be greater in scope or size than some standard) "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
• S: (v) exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top (be superior or better than some standard) "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
• S: (v) surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform (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"

Adjective

• S: (adj) exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing (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"