Synonyms of overcoming

overcoming

verb

present participle of overcome

1

as in defeating

to achieve a victory over

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeating
• mastering
• conquering
• beating
• taking
• surmounting
• getting
• stopping
• dispatching
• subduing
• succeeding
• licking
• prevailing (over)
• overmatching
• upending
• trimming
• triumphing (over)
• winning (against)
• besting
• getting the better of
• finishing
• getting around
• overbearing
• doing down
• worsting
• crushing
• burying
• surpassing
• overwhelming
• exceeding
• sweeping
• skunking
• scoring
• slaughtering
• upsetting
• excelling
• knocking for a loop
• annihilating
• whipping
• breaking
• vanquishing
• transcending
• capping
• flattening
• clobbering
• routing
• topping
• blowing out
• overthrowing
• bombing
• subjugating
• flourishing
• edging (out)
• blowing away
• trouncing
• overpowering
• thrashing
• nosing out
• unseating
• creaming
• smoking
• eclipsing
• walloping
• pipping
• skinning
• outdoing
• drubbing
• bettering
• outshining
• outdistancing
• outstripping
• shellacking
• knocking over
• waxing
• overtopping
• knocking off
• outfighting
• snowing under
• acing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing (to)
• falling
• going down
• giving up
• failing
• collapsing
• folding
• going under
• washing out
• flopping
• flunking

2

as in overwhelming

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

• overwhelming
• devastating
• crushing
• oppressing
• grinding (down)
• overpowering
• swamping
• overmastering
• defeating
• drowning
• prostrating
• rocking
• disturbing
• whelming
• flooring
• shattering
• snowing under
• sinking
• upsetting
• refuting
• throwing
• distressing
• staggering
• demoralizing
• breaking
• unnerving
• deluging
• confuting
• unmanning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overcoming

One lawmaker Lackey’s unofficial bill title wasn’t lost upon was Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park, a lawmaker who has spoken publicly about overcoming systemic barriers in his own life as a Black man and has centered his political career largely on criminal justice reform. —Andrew Graham may 28, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026

That’s because the Phillies (29-27) stand as a serious threat in the wild-card races, and overcoming the Dodgers in the West race just isn’t realistic. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

Aureliano Buendía’s journey is not that of a hero who triumphs after overcoming obstacles, but that of a figure driven by inner will who is overcome by external coercion. —Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026

Global shipments of clean-energy products reached a record $479 billion in 2025, overcoming major headwinds to cross-border trade. —Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 28 May 2026

The truth is that reckoning with the killings requires more than overcoming institutional weakness. —Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026

Miami didn’t end up overcoming the odds, sticking with the 13th overall pick in the June 23-24 NBA Draft. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

Her core message was overcoming adversity through leadership based on respect, honor and devotion to duty in the face of day-to-day challenges and high-stakes missions. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026

Senior Casey Brennan also knew something about overcoming adversity. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026