Synonyms for Surpassing (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence):
transcendent
WordNet sense 2 (of high or superior quality or performance):
superior
WordNet sense 3 (far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree):
exceeding, exceptional, prodigious, Olympian
WordNet sense 4 (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable):
extraordinary
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