overreach vs exceed

overreach and exceed both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of overreach include outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass.

overreach (verb)	exceed (verb)
beat through cleverness and wit	be or do something to a greater degree
fail by aiming too high or trying too hard	be superior or better than some standard
	be greater in scope or size than some standard