Synonyms for overcome
- verb
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Surmount
surmount, overwhelm, subdue, overpower, get over, conquer, reduce, master, beat, crush, quell, overtake, own, worst, affect, drown, overturn, excel, rise above, subjugate, overthrow, rout
Adjective
1. Defeated
defeated, vanquished, overpowered, confounded, beaten, undone, routed, worsted, licked slang, recreant formal rare, stonkered slang AU
2. Blind drunk
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
- v. 2
To prevail.
- adj. 1
That has been overcome, prevailed over.
Related words
- Word family
- overcomer
- Other spellings
- o'ercome
Choose the right word
To defeat an enemy is to gain an advantage for the time; to vanquish is to win a signal victory; to conquer is to overcome so effectually that the victory is regarded as final.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- overwhelm Do you find first dates enjoyable or do they overwhelm you?
- subdue The police used tear gas to subdue the protestors.
- overpower Layla knew that she couldn't physically overpower Sami.
- surmount There are many obstacles to surmount when translating literary texts.
- defeat Don't do that, Tom! That would defeat the purpose!
- vanquish We must vanquish our opponents.
By length
- 3 letters
- own1
- 4 letters
- beat1, rout1
- 5 letters
- worst1, crush1, drown1, excel2, quell1
- 6 letters
- master2, reduce2, affect2, defeat2, beaten2, stoned1, hurdle2, undone2, routed2, licked1, subdue2, blotto
- 7 letters
- triumph2, consume2, conquer2, prevail2, repress2, worsted2
- 8 letters
- defeated3, overtake3, overturn3, vanquish2, surmount2, recreant
- 9 letters
- emotional4, overthrow3, overwhelm3, overpower4, subjugate3, stonkered
- 10 letters
- vanquished2, confounded3
- 11 letters
- overpowered4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excel2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- franchir
- Deutsch
- überwinden