transcended

Went beyond limits

Transcended is the past tense of transcend, meaning to rise above or go beyond usual limits.

Something that transcends boundaries exceeds or surpasses them: Her talent transcended genre.

In philosophical and spiritual contexts, to transcend is to exist beyond ordinary experience or the material world: He believed the soul transcended death.

surpassed

exceeded

Went past a limit

outperformed · surmounted · overcome · outdone · bettered · topped · excelled · outshone · outpaced · outclassed

ascended

risen

Moved upward already

uplifted · climbed · mounted · lifted · heightened · exalted · raised · escalated · advanced · progressed

metaphysical

ethereal

Delicate beyond earthly measure

otherworldly · abstract · esoteric · supernatural · beyond · infinite · boundless · limitless · cosmic · universal

enlightenment

awakening

Return to consciousness

insight · wisdom · understanding · clarity · awareness · consciousness · gnosis · bodhi · revelation · breakthrough

spiritual

enlightened

Possessing profound insight

glorified · redeemed · salvation · nirvana · satori · moksha · divinity · grace · holiness · sacred

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SURPASSING vs. FALLING SHORT

transcendedfailed

Did not succeed

fell short · trailed · lagged · underperformed · missed

RISING ABOVE vs. REMAINING WITHIN

transcendedobeyed

Followed a directive

accepted

elevation vs. descent

transcendeddeclined

Refused or diminished

deteriorated · devolved · regressed · sank · descended

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