Exceed vs. Surpass — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Exceed and Surpass
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Exceed
To be greater than, as in number or degree; surpass
A fortune that exceeds ten million dollars.
Demand that exceeded supply.
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Surpass
Surpass was a short-lived Wrigley antacid gum. Shipments of Surpass to retail outlets were discontinued in March 2003 due to lack of popularity.
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Exceed
To go beyond the limits of
I exceeded my allowance. The car exceeded the speed limit.
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Surpass
To do more than or be superior to
Surpassed her classmates in academic honors.
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Exceed
To be better than or superior to
A material that exceeds all others in durability.
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Surpass
To be beyond the limit, powers, or capacity of; transcend
Misery that surpasses comprehension.
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Exceed
(transitive) To be larger, greater than (something).
The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
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Surpass
To be greater than, as in degree or quality; exceed
The cost of the project surpassed its budget projections.
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Exceed
(transitive) To be better than (something).
The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
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Surpass
(transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.
The heavy rains threatened to surpass the capabilities of the levee, endangering the town on the other side.
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Exceed
(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
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Surpass
To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.
This would surpassCommon revenge and interrupt his joy.
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Exceed
(intransitive) To predominate.
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Surpass
Distinguish oneself;
She excelled in math
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Exceed
To go too far; to be excessive.
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Surpass
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
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Exceed
To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; - used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.
Name the time, but let it notExceed three days.
Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair.
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Surpass
Pass by;
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
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Exceed
To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.
Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed.
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Surpass
Go beyond;
Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
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Exceed
To be more or greater; to be paramount.
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Exceed
Go beyond;
Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
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Exceed
Go beyond;
She exceeded our expectations
She topped her performance of last year
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Exceed
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
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