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overshoot

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of overshoot

to go beyond the limit of

  • donʼt worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages
Synonyms of overshoot

break, exceed, outreach, outrun, overpass, overreach, overrun, overstep, surpass, transcend
Words Related to overshoot

encroach, entrench (also intrench), infringe, invade, trespass

overdo, overuse, overutilize, overwork

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