Antonyms for exceeding


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ik-see-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsi dɪŋ


Definition of exceeding

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French exceder (14c.) "exceed, surpass, go too far," from Latin excedere "depart, go beyond, be in excess, surpass," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + cedere "go, yield" (see cede).
  • Related: Exceeded; exceeding. Exceedingly (late 15c.) means "very greatly or very much;" excessively (mid-15c.) means "too greatly or too much."
  • verb be superior to; surpass
Example sentences :
  • Exceeding the limits assigned to it, my discussion has, however, extended too far.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • They had prepared a most splendid meal, and did me exceeding great honour.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • Its exceeding grace and rapidity.all that, an impressive and a true one.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • The exceeding value of the skies of the early Italian and Dutch schools.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • It was supposed to have been small; not exceeding twenty warriors.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
  • The spines are rather short, not exceeding a quarter of an inch.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • They are very small, not exceeding one-half inch in diameter.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Harry greeted him with exceeding cordiality and a fine blush.
  • Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
  • Her suffering must have opened her eyes to the 'exceeding sinfulness of sin.'
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • These chariots were small, the wheels not exceeding three feet in height.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty

Synonyms for exceeding

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