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exceed

/ɪkˈsiːd/
verb
  1. To be larger, greater than (something).

    "The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004."

  2. To be better than (something).

    "The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations."

  3. To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.

    "Your password cannot exceed eight characters."

Synonymsexcel, outperform, surpass, cross the line, outbalance, outweigh
Antonymsfail, inferior, subceed

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