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Definition of 'exceed'English
Alternative forms
* excede (dated)
Verb
( en-verb)
To be larger, greater than (something).
- The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
To be better than (something).
- The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
To go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend.
* Shakespeare
- Name the time, but let it not / Exceed three days.
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To predominate.
(obsolete) To overdo.
Synonyms
* outstep, overstep, surpass
Antonyms
According to the Oxford Dictionary website:
"There is no established opposite to the word exceed, and it is quite often suggested that one is needed. We are gathering evidence of the word deceed 'be less than', but it has not yet reached our dictionaries."
* to fail
* to be inferior
* to fall short
Derived terms
* exceeding
* exceedingly
Related terms
* excess
* excessive
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