prodigious vs exceptional

prodigious and exceptional both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, prodigious and exceptional are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of prodigious include exceeding, olympian, surpassing.

prodigious (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
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe	far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
of momentous or ominous significance	surpassing what is common or usual or expected