exceeding vs surpassing

exceeding and surpassing both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, exceeding and surpassing are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of exceeding include exceptional, olympian, prodigious.

exceeding (adjective)	surpassing (adjective)
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree	far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
	exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence