- 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"
Antonym: ordinary (indirect, via extraordinary)
- exceed, transcend, surpass - go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top - go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
--2 is one way to excel, stand out, surpass
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun exceedance1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- 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"
--3 is one way to beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something