exceed vs circumvent

exceed and circumvent both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exceed	No	No	Yes	No
circumvent	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, circumvent is a hyponym of exceed; that is, circumvent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than exceed:

exceed (verb)	circumvent (verb)
be or do something to a greater degree	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
be superior or better than some standard	beat through cleverness and wit
be greater in scope or size than some standard	surround so as to force to give up