exceed vs surmount

exceed and surmount both are verbs.

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

As verbs, exceed and surmount are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of exceed include outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass.

exceed (verb)	surmount (verb)
be or do something to a greater degree	get on top of; deal with successfully
be superior or better than some standard	be or do something to a greater degree
be greater in scope or size than some standard	reach the highest point of
	be on top of