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

Curaçao went unbeaten in the double-elimination tournament before overcoming an early two-run deficit to the team from Henderson, Nevada. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Instead of focusing on adventurous missions like PAW Patrol, Super Monsters emphasizes the more emotional aspects of childhood, like overcoming shyness, being a good friend, and learning from your mistakes. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 30 Aug. 2026

Modi also persisted with difficult trade negotiations and invested considerable political capital in overcoming the resistance of India’s traditionally protectionist trade bureaucracy. — C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

Brice Turang hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-1 on Wednesday night, overcoming an injury to starter Dustin May after one pitch. — CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

The discovery opens up new possibilities for heat management in next-generation quantum devices, overcoming bottlenecks faced earlier. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Wachter said some young buyers are overcoming high housing costs by looking at older homes and fixer-uppers, putting their own time and labor into improvements or even renting out part of the property to help cover costs. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 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

On the previous episode of Lipps Service, Sublie’s Jakob Nowell spoke about carrying forward his late father Bradley’s legacy, finding his own voice, overcoming imposter syndrome, sobriety and the future of Sublime. — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2026