surpassing vs exceeding

surpassing and exceeding both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, surpassing and exceeding are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of surpassing include exceptional, olympian, prodigious.

surpassing (adjective)	exceeding (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