1
[ adjective ] exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

Synonyms

transcendent

Related terms

superior

2
[ adjective ] far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

Synonyms

exceptional prodigious olympian exceeding

Examples

"a night of exceeding darkness" "an exceptional memory" "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy" "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

Related terms

extraordinary

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Rhymes with

passing trespassing splicing gassing caressing pulsing slicing pricing trespassing surfacing spacing pacing dispensing dancing taxing purchasing pressing icing repressing depressing dowsing dousing tossing enticing processing servicing sluicing compressing sing waxing replacing lansing lancing lapsing piercing sensing boxing bouncing nursing cursing indexing financing embarrassing menacing relaxing relapsing distressing coursing perplexing crossing encompassing advancing hairdressing lessing guessing unpromising trouncing dressing blessing embracing racing buttressing facing casing missing voicing kissing balancing unceasing hissing promising practicing tracing canvassing bracing teleconferencing refocusing focusing rejoicing professing condensing inducing reducing rinsing fencing fixing diagnosing vexing debasing decreasing mixing coaxing mincing releasing engrossing increasing convincing decreasing focusing unconvincing

Phonetic and Homophones

S ER0 P AE1 S IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

surpassingly surpass

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