Synonyms of overshoot

overshoot

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈshüt 

as in to exceed

to go beyond the limit of

don't worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceed
• surpass
• overrun
• overreach
• outrun
• overstep
• transcend
• outreach
• encroach
• trespass
• invade
• overpass
• break
• infringe
• overdo
• entrench
• overuse
• overwork
• overutilize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overshoot

In Flexera’s 2025 State of the Cloud Report, 84% of enterprise technology leaders named managing cloud spend as their biggest cloud challenge, and companies overshoot their cloud budgets by 17% on average. — Kevin Henneman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The jet, traveling from San Juan, Puerto Rico, overshot the runway, killing five people and injuring another five. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Pineda was one of five people killed when the Amazon cargo plane, operated by 21 Air, overshot the runway and struck a work van eight days ago. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Investigators have not determined the cause of the crash, which killed five people and injured five others after Amazon Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-33A operated by 21 Air LLC, overshot the runway and struck two vehicles. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026