Exceed vs Outpass - What's the difference?
exceed | outpass |
To be larger, greater than (something).
To be better than (something).
To go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend.
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To predominate.
(obsolete) To overdo.
To surpass or exceed.
(sports) To pass the ball more skilfully than.
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In transitive terms the difference between exceed and outpass
is that exceed is to go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend while outpass is to surpass or exceed.exceed
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* excede (dated)Verb
(en verb)- The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
- The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
- Name the time, but let it not / Exceed three days.
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- Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
Synonyms
* outstep, overstep, surpassAntonyms
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 shortDerived terms
* exceeding * exceedinglyExternal links
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