Synonyms of overcame

overcame

verb

past tense of overcome

1

as in defeated

to achieve a victory over

the baseball team finally overcame their opponents in the 13th inning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeated
• mastered
• conquered
• took
• beat
• got
• surmounted
• stopped
• dispatched
• succeeded
• subdued
• bested
• licked
• won (against)
• overmatched
• overwhelmed
• triumphed (over)
• prevailed (over)
• upended
• finished
• trimmed
• surpassed
• got the better of
• worsted
• buried
• got around
• crushed
• swept
• exceeded
• did down
• scored
• excelled
• upset
• whipped
• skunked
• knocked for a loop
• slaughtered
• vanquished
• broke
• topped
• overbore
• transcended
• capped
• flourished
• trounced
• routed
• annihilated
• blew out
• flattened
• clobbered
• thrashed
• bombed
• overpowered
• eclipsed
• creamed
• subjugated
• outdid
• overthrew
• blew away
• smoked
• walloped
• outstripped
• outdistanced
• shellacked
• pipped
• edged (out)
• outshone
• unseated
• waxed
• bettered
• skinned
• snowed under
• knocked over
• nosed out
• drubbed
• knocked off
• overtopped
• outfought
• aced (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)
• fell
• went down
• failed
• gave up
• collapsed
• folded
• went under
• washed out
• flopped
• flunked

2

as in overwhelmed

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

already under stress, she was overcome by news of a death in the family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overwhelmed
• devastated
• crushed
• oppressed
• overpowered
• swamped
• prostrated
• defeated
• ground (down)
• rocked
• floored
• disturbed
• drowned
• overmastered
• whelmed
• sank
• snowed under
• upset
• shattered
• threw
• refuted
• deluged
• staggered
• distressed
• demoralized
• broke
• confuted
• unnerved
• unmanned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overcame

Saturday’s game showed a team that overcame both mental and physical hurdles. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Yet Johncock, who started 11th, overcame the chaos and was one of just two cars on the lead lap when more rain forced the race to be stopped. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Like Baltimore and Las Vegas, Buffalo overcame a deficit of at least 10 points, eventually beating the Los Angeles Chargers, 24-16. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Cousins passed for 248 yards and three touchdowns, and the Raiders overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Saints 35-27 on Sunday and remain unbeaten. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Social and playful 694 faces Katmai Brady Bunch member 620, while two bears that overcame incredible odds, 610 and 89 (Backpack), vie for votes in the other first round fight. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026

Wake Forest nearly overcame a holding penalty that set up third and 24 when Lopez completed a pass to Hernandez, who weaved and broke his way through the defense for a 21-yard gain. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

The prosecutors quietly overcame ferocious resistance within their office to pursuing the first indictment of Diamantis, in 2024. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

No, the better choice is Bran, who may not have the bloodline claim but overcame a near-death experience and downloaded the whole of Westerosi history into his brain. — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026