surmount vs exceed

surmount and exceed both are verbs.

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

As verbs, surmount and exceed are synonyms defined as:

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

surmount (verb)	exceed (verb)
get on top of; deal with successfully	be or do something to a greater degree
be or do something to a greater degree	be superior or better than some standard
reach the highest point of	be greater in scope or size than some standard
be on top of