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 | ||