Excavate, v. a. Hollow, hollow out, scoop out, dig out, cut out.
Excavation, n.
- 1. Excavating. See the verb.
- 2. Cutting, cavity, hollow, cut.
Exceed, v. a.
- 1. Transcend, surpass, cap, go beyond.
- 2. Excel, outdo, outstrip, outvie, surpass, be superior to.
Exceed, v. n.
- 1. Go too far, overstep the proper limit.
- 2. Be the greater, bear the greater proportion, predominate, preponderate.
Exceedingly, ad. Very, highly, greatly, extremely, vastly, beyond measure, to a great or unusual degree.
Excel, v. a.
- 1. Surpass, outdo, outvie, outrival, outstrip, beat, be superior to, cast in the shade, throw into the shade,
eclipse.
- 2. Exceed, transcend, cap, go beyond, surpass.
Excel, v. n. Win eminence, gain or have excellence, surpass others, attain superiority, win or acquire distinction, be superior, be eminent, bear the palm, bear the bell, take precedence.
Excellence, n.
- 1. Superiority, eminence, distinction, pre-eminence, transcendence.
- 2. Good quality, superior quality, superior goodness, superiority.
- 3. Valuable point or property or characteristic, advantage, good point, good quality, valuable feature or
trait.
- 4. Worth, goodness, uprightness, probity, purity.