English adjective: surpassing | |||
1. | surpassing exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence | ||
Synonyms | transcendent | ||
Similar | superior | ||
Antonyms | inferior | ||
2. | surpassing far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree | ||
Samples | A night of exceeding darkness. An exceptional memory. Olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy. The young Mozart's prodigious talents. | ||
Synonyms | exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious | ||
Similar | extraordinary | ||
Antonyms | ordinary | ||