- excel: distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
- 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"
- travel by: move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
- exceed: be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
- (surpassing) transcendent: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
- (surpassing) exceeding: 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"
- Surpass was a short-lived Wrigley antacid gum.
- To exceed, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner