surpassing vs exceptional

surpassing and exceptional both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, surpassing and exceptional are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of surpassing include exceeding, olympian, prodigious.

surpassing (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
exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence	far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
	surpassing what is common or usual or expected