Synonyms of overran

overran

verb

past tense of overrun

1

as in invaded

to enter for conquest or plunder

waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invaded
• raided
• ravaged
• attacked
• dominated
• occupied
• conquered
• plundered
• stormed
• overwhelmed
• overcame
• pillaged
• sacked
• stripped
• looted
• encroached
• subjugated
• subjected
• vanquished
• despoiled
• overpowered
• ransacked
• assailed
• subdued
• assaulted
• besieged
• forayed (into)
• marauded
• beset
• rushed
• fought
• harassed
• blockaded
• trespassed
• combated
• struck
• battled
• crushed
• garrisoned
• infringed
• beleaguered
• clashed (with)
• charged
• warred (with)
• invested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• defended
• guarded
• opposed
• safeguarded
• resisted
• shielded
• repelled
• withstood
• submitted (to)
• defied
• warded
• yielded (to)
• surrendered (to)
• succumbed (to)
• ceded (to)
• capitulated (to)

2

as in exceeded

to go beyond the limit of

he must not overrun his authority as governor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceeded
• surpassed
• outran
• transcended
• overshot
• invaded
• overreached
• overstepped
• broke
• encroached
• overpassed
• entrenched
• outreached
• trespassed
• infringed
• overworked
• overdid
• overused
• overutilized

3

as in infested

to spread or swarm over in a troublesome manner

ants are overrunning the garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infested
• plagued
• overwhelmed
• infected
• crawled
• annoyed
• beset
• abounded
• contaminated
• overspread
• teemed
• pestered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overran

The Houthis have a long-running animus against the Saudis, which began in 2015, months after the Houthis overran the Yemeni capital of Sanaa in 2014. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

In England, Dominic Calvert-Lewin was the star as Leeds overran a flimsy Newcastle side. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

The suit alleges the pilots of the aircraft continued an unstable approach in tailwind conditions, landed too far down the runway, and failed to initiate a go-around before the aircraft overran the runway. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Related Stories The 32-year-old Boeing 767 jet overran the runway by roughly 1,300 feet, touching down awkwardly. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Authorities on Tuesday said key braking systems did not deploy during Sunday’s deadly plane crash after an Amazon cargo jet overran the runway at Miami International Airport and struck two vehicles, killing five people. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Yaraisi Santiso Morejon, whose husband was killed when an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon, the plane's operators and the two pilots. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images An Amazon cargo jet on Sunday overran the runway at Miami International Airport. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Twelve of them, plus one former jumper, lost their lives in 1949 when the Mann Gulch Fire, in Montana, overran them. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026