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

So far, five people have died after being buried in mudslides that overran two houses in the central region, while three others were wounded and two people have gone missing, said Pradeep Kodippili, the center's spokesperson. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

As cattle overran the country, native plants were grazed out and European grasses, long adapted to the grinding teeth of livestock, took their place. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

Uvalde residents isolated by floodwaters Floodwaters also overran the city of Uvalde overnight, cutting off most outside routes. — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

Uvalde residents isolated by floodwaters Floodwaters overran the city of Uvalde overnight, cutting off outside access. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernández overran the ricochet. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Jung Hoo Lee, who’s still learning Oracle Park’s right field, overran Paul Goldschmidt’s base hit down the right-field line that caromed off the short, angled side wall in foul territory, allowing a single to become a double. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026

But Nazi forces soon overran much of the continent, and by the end of World War II, at least 254 of the ship’s passengers had died in the Holocaust. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

The decision closed a flashpoint case that has bitterly divided Israel since the soldiers were arrested in 2024 at the notorious Sde Teiman military prison, prompting anger from members of the far-right government and hard-line ultranationalists who violently overran the prison in protest. — Julia Frankel The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026