OVERBORNE Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

overborne

verb

variants also overborn

past participle of overbear

as in overcome

to achieve a victory over that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness

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Unlike in the Senate, where Democratic votes can be necessary to overcome the 60-vote filibuster threshold, Jeffries commands a minority caucus in a chamber where Republicans can pass most legislation with a simple majority.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Lorne Balfe From overcoming dyslexia with early synths to navigating AI, remote recording, and spatial audio, the blockbuster composer reveals how technology shapes his scores.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcome

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By contrast, when the Russians conquered Polatsk, in modern Belarus, in 1563, Ivan reportedly ordered the drowning of all Jews who refused to convert to Christianity.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
The Art of Loving conquered the rankings for a month, while Messy peaked in second place on both rundowns.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of conquered

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Move to the Spanish capital Real Madrid, though, was not to be beaten and saw off several complications to finalize a deal.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 32 points, Jessica Shepard added a career-best 26 and the Dallas Wings beat Indiana 91-85 on Thursday night, ending the Fever's five-game winning streak.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of beaten

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China at that time had taken the likes of ceramics and lacquerware to the next level, but Europe was still ahead in its glass-making technologies, despite the Chinese making the material since the Western Zhou period more than 2,000 years earlier.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Humidity has taken another dip during the daylight hours Friday before climbing Friday evening into the beginning of the weekend.

— Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of taken

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But the stronger signal is commercial—Jurin has grown almost entirely on inbound interest, having stopped cold outreach in late 2024.

— Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Daria said immigration officers stopped her mother before their flight and took her into custody, despite her asylum application still being under review.

— Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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