| exceed | (verb) be or do something to a greater degree | Synonyms: outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass |
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| (verb) be superior or better than some standard | Synonyms: go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend |
| (verb) be greater in scope or size than some standard | Synonyms: surpass, transcend |
| exceedance | (noun) (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time | - |
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| exceeding | (adjective) far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree | Synonyms: exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing |
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| exceedingly | (adverb) to an extreme degree | Synonyms: deathly, extremely, super |
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| excel | (verb) distinguish oneself | Synonyms: stand out, surpass |
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| excellence | (noun) the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree | - |
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| (noun) an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels | Synonyms: excellency |
| excellency | (noun) an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels | Synonyms: excellence |
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| excellent | (adjective) very good; of the highest quality | Synonyms: fantabulous, first-class, mean, ripping, splendid |
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| excellently | (adverb) wonderfully | Synonyms: famously, magnificently, splendidly |
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| excelsior | (noun) thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing | Synonyms: wood shavings |
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| except | (verb) prevent from being included or considered or accepted | Synonyms: exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out |
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| (verb) object to | Synonyms: demur |
| exception | (noun) a deliberate act of omission | Synonyms: elision, exclusion |
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| (noun) an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization | - |
| (noun) grounds for adverse criticism | - |
| exceptionable | (adjective) liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to | Synonyms: objectionable |
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| exceptional | (adjective) deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence | - |
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| (adjective) far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree | Synonyms: exceeding, olympian, prodigious, surpassing |
| (adjective) surpassing what is common or usual or expected | Synonyms: especial, particular, special |
| exceptionally | (adverb) to an exceptional degree | - |
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| excerpt | (noun) a passage selected from a larger work | Synonyms: excerption, extract, selection |
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| (verb) take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy | Synonyms: extract, take out |
| excerption | (noun) The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work. | - |
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| (noun) a passage selected from a larger work | Synonyms: excerpt, extract, selection |
| excess | (adjective) more than is needed, desired, or required | Synonyms: extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus |
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| (noun) excessive indulgence | Synonyms: overindulgence |
| (noun) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | Synonyms: excessiveness, inordinateness |
| (noun) a quantity much larger than is needed | Synonyms: nimiety, surplus, surplusage |
| (noun) the state of being more than full | Synonyms: overabundance, surfeit |
| excessive | (adjective) beyond normal limits | Synonyms: inordinate, undue, unreasonable |
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| (adjective) unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings | Synonyms: extravagant, exuberant, overweening |
| excessively | (adverb) to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits | Synonyms: overly, to a fault, too |
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| excessiveness | (noun) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | Synonyms: excess, inordinateness |
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