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Expel vs Exceed - What's the difference?

expel | exceed |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between expel and exceed

is that expel is (obsolete) to fire (a bullet, arrow etc) while exceed is (obsolete) to overdo.

As verbs the difference between expel and exceed

is that expel is to eject or erupt while exceed is to be larger, greater than (something).

expel

English

Verb

  • To eject or erupt.
  • (obsolete) To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.).
  • * , II.xi:
  • But to the ground the idle quarrell fell: / Then he another and another did expell .
  • To remove from membership.
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  • To deport.
  • Synonyms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), turf out

    Antonyms

    * impel

    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

    Anagrams

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