exceed vs surpass

exceed and surpass both are verbs.

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

As verbs, exceed and surpass are synonyms defined as:

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

As verbs, surpass is a hypernym of exceed; that is, surpass is a word with a broader meaning than exceed:

Other hypernyms of exceed include excel, stand out.

As verbs, exceed and surpass are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of exceed include transcend.

exceed (verb)	surpass (verb)
be or do something to a greater degree	be or do something to a greater degree
be superior or better than some standard	move past
be greater in scope or size than some standard	distinguish oneself
	be greater in scope or size than some standard