Synonyms of overbear

overbear

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈber 

as in to overcome

to achieve a victory over

that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• defeat
• master
• worst
• take
• best
• beat
• conquer
• subdue
• get
• stop
• surmount
• dispatch
• overmatch
• prevail (over)
• win (against)
• triumph (over)
• get the better of
• lick
• succeed
• overwhelm
• upend
• trim
• get around
• do down
• skunk
• bury
• surpass
• crush
• finish
• overpower
• exceed
• sweep
• better
• slaughter
• annihilate
• edge (out)
• excel
• knock for a loop
• upset
• flourish
• subjugate
• flatten
• whip
• trounce
• clobber
• score
• blow out
• rout
• vanquish
• skin
• blow away
• nose out
• cream
• overthrow
• snow under
• bomb
• unseat
• thrash
• drub
• outstrip
• smoke
• transcend
• outshine
• outdo
• pip
• outdistance
• top
• cap
• wallop
• shellac
• wax
• break
• ace (out)
• overtop
• outfight
• knock over
• knock off
• eclipse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)
• fall
• go down
• fail
• give up
• go under
• collapse
• fold
• wash out
• flunk
• flop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overbear

Set the item around at least three solid-colored items so that the pattern takes center stage but doesn't overbear. —Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2024

At his first therapy session, Rafael Reyes relives the anxious thoughts and overbearing family that boiled over on the night of his 25th birthday. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024

The relationships run the spectrum of tremendous partnerships to overbearing fathers. —Ndaschel, oregonlive, 1 June 2023

Beyond the regular challenges of everyday existence—chaotic households, traffic jams, overbearing bosses—the looming presence of a deadly virus over the past three years has made even mundane decisions feel fraught. —Erik Olsen, Popular Science, 4 May 2023