exceptional vs exceeding

exceptional and exceeding both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, exceptional and exceeding are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of exceptional include olympian, prodigious, surpassing.

exceptional (adjective)	exceeding (adjective)
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
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
surpassing what is common or usual or expected