OVERSET Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

overset

verb

Definition of overset

as in to topple

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Recent Examples of overset That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes. — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022 McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders. — John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020 The edge rush can also set up a counter inside move if the tackle continues to overset – as Curry showed here. — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overset

Verb

Elsewhere, long-running demonstrations in Albania and Serbia have focused more on anti-corruption, spiraling into movements seeking to topple each country’s government.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Strong winds toppled trees in Flagstaff and Mesa, with some landing on walls and carports.

— Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of topple

Verb

Rebel alliance faces divisions The TPLF joined six other opposition groups in September to try to overthrow Abiy’s governing Prosperity Party.

— Khaled Kazziha, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
The guy who tried to overthrow Colum and take Clan MacKenzie for himself until Ellen went all Die Hard and killed him and his men?

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of overthrow

Verb

The agency is warning that rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea, while waves can wash people off beaches and rocks and capsize small boats near shore.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
In late September, a similar vessel that was also overloaded capsized in the Mona Passage, killing three people.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of capsize

Verb

Yet those strengths may not be enough to overturn the structural advantages enjoyed by Moscow and Beijing, said experts.

— Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Bolsonaro also called for amnesty for his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence under house arrest after being found guilty of plotting a coup to overturn his defeat in the 2022 election.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of overturn

Verb

Across 25 occupations that past technology upended, employment fell an extra 4% over five years for every point the national unemployment rate climbed.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
In Oregon, the reverse could pan out, with a Republican in contention to upend a Democrat’s hold on the office for the first time since 1982.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Oct. 2026