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/səˈpɑːs/ · verb
(transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense..
The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.
The heavy rains threatened to surpass the capabilities of the levee, endangering the town on the other side.
“Two or three months more went by; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest.[…]”
He celebrated at full-time with a beaming smile as he collected the match ball and he notched up another milestone by becoming the sixth Welshman to surpass 50 Premier League goals.
Use surpass when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Surpass means (transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense..
Common synonyms include exceed, forpass, transcend, excel.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.
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