exceeding vs exceptional

exceeding and exceptional both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exceeding	No	Yes	No	No
exceptional	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, exceeding and exceptional are synonyms defined as:

exceeding and exceptional: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

Other synonyms of exceeding include olympian, prodigious, surpassing.

exceeding (adjective)	exceptional (adjective)
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree	deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
	far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
	surpassing what is common or usual or expected