Synonyms of overcomes

overcomes

verb

present tense third-person singular of overcome

1

as in defeats

to achieve a victory over

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeats
• conquers
• masters
• takes
• gets
• surmounts
• beats
• stops
• subdues
• dispatches
• succeeds
• upends
• overwhelms
• prevails (over)
• triumphs (over)
• wins (against)
• bests
• licks
• gets the better of
• surpasses
• buries
• gets around
• overmatches
• does down
• overbears
• trims
• finishes
• exceeds
• worsts
• crushes
• excels
• sweeps
• skunks
• scores
• annihilates
• upsets
• flattens
• vanquishes
• slaughters
• transcends
• knocks for a loop
• breaks
• whips
• overpowers
• blows out
• clobbers
• trounces
• subjugates
• thrashes
• bombs
• routs
• flourishes
• blows away
• overthrows
• tops
• outshines
• noses out
• unseats
• edges (out)
• outdoes
• outstrips
• caps
• wallops
• outdistances
• smokes
• drubs
• eclipses
• creams
• waxes
• knocks over
• pips
• overtops
• shellacs
• skins
• knocks off
• snows under
• betters
• outfights
• aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• falls
• goes down
• fails
• goes under
• gives up
• collapses
• folds
• flops
• flunks
• washes out

2

as in overwhelms

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

• overwhelms
• devastates
• crushes
• overpowers
• oppresses
• whelms
• disturbs
• grinds (down)
• prostrates
• drowns
• rocks
• swamps
• floors
• overmasters
• defeats
• shatters
• refutes
• snows under
• upsets
• sinks
• throws
• distresses
• confutes
• staggers
• demoralizes
• deluges
• unnerves
• unmans
• breaks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overcomes

This process allows for precise positioning of cells and the generation of custom three-dimensional structures and also overcomes challenges with random cellular self-organization. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

Paired with a convincing lead turn by Best, as well as moving work from Gourrier and especially Joseph, the earnest series overcomes its stock biopic structure to linger with viewers in a manner more pleasing than disbelieving. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026

Roger overcomes stage-fright to shine in the school performance. — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

Airscope overcomes this limitation by delivering a large field of view in a design light enough for animals to wear freely. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Maybe your favorite wrestler finally overcomes insurmountable odds to become a world champion. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Used in the group’s previous drone research, this landing gear disperses energy to reduce impact and overcomes multiple engineering challenges. — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026

This technique overcomes limitations of older methods like genotyping arrays, which were often biased towards European ancestries and less accurate. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Mikel Oyarzabal has four goals, so could yet challenge if Spain overcomes France in the semifinals. — James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026