Synonyms of overhauled

overhauled

verb

past tense of overhaul

as in caught

to move fast enough to get even with

in the final moments of the race, the horse in the rear sped forward at a furious pace and overhauled the horse that had been leading

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caught
• overtook
• chased
• pursued
• reached
• caught up (with)
• passed
• gained
• surpassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fell short

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overhauled

Sanders overhauled Colorado’s roster by bringing in more than 40 transfers this offseason. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Canva debuted Visual Suite, its suite of productivity tools, in 2022, and overhauled it in April 2025 to add spreadsheets and coding tools. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

North Carolina has overhauled its offense and brought in Bobby Petrino as offensive coordinator for Belichick’s second season. — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

His insistence on winning is why the Sky overhauled the roster in earnest during each recent offseason, giving up a bevy of draft capital in the process. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

His administration has also overhauled a federal database maintained by DHS to verify citizenship and immigration status. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

The channel has overhauled its lineup and inked content deals with upstarts like Crooked Media in order to reach beyond its base. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Ford said today that its next-generation electric vehicle — recently dubbed Fathom — will go into production at the automaker’s recently overhauled Louisville Assembly Plant in the first quarter of 2027. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026

Zhu tamed rampant inflation, overhauled the currency system and weathered the Chinese economy through Asia’s financial crisis in 1997. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026