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How to pronounce excelling:

Synonyms for excelling:

exceedingsurmountbeatexceedpassovershadowingoutshinebetteringtranscendbetter
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Antonyms for excelling:

inferiorpoormediocrerealaverageordinarysimplesecondary

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