OVERTAKE Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

overtake

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈtāk

as in to catch

to move fast enough to get even with she had to hurry to overtake her friends, who had forgotten their umbrellas the thunderstorm overtook them suddenly

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fall short

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of overtake Ontiveroz / Contributor via Denver Post Despite keeping pace the majority of the contest, the Nuggets were unable to overtake the Wolves for a long enough stretch to control a lead. —

Cbscolorado.com Staff, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 As regenerative agriculture overtakes traditional organic labels in popularity, Lewkowitz highlighted the unique challenges American growers face. —

Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 Apr. 2026 Anthropic overtook its competitor this week, surging to an approximate $1 trillion valuation. —

David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026 After every frightening event, zero-defect thinking tends to overtake reason. —

Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overtake

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtake

Verb

And Bona, a second-year reserve, got caught too many times reaching in the cookie jar while defending Towns.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
The Reds tied the game two batters later and then scored a pair of runs on a sacrifice fly to right field that brought Seiya Suzuki to the ground against the wall while catching it.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026