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

Its weight got heavier and that weight overcame the plane’s capabilities. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Cutter Gauthier had his second career hat trick, scoring the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and the Ducks overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Sunday night. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Bregman overcame a tough start to the season with shaky defense the first couple of weeks. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

The film, directed by Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, shows how Morrison overcame multiple tragedies to achieve the unthinkable – scaling the north side of Mount Everest and then skiing down it, a feat never before accomplished. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026

In both cases, the rocket overcame the nozzle failure and completed its mission, but officials at the US Space Force, ULA’s primary customer, lost confidence in Vulcan. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Three teams overcame double-digit deficits to win in Week 7, with one of the teams that blew the lead not a surprise. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

This time, the Knicks overcame a 19-point hole on the heels of a second-half surge to defeat the Bulls, 133-127, Wednesday night at United Center. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

The feat concludes a pursuit that began in 2009, when Zhang first experimented with riding a motorcycle on water and overcame early failures to achieve his latest goal. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026