Synonyms of overshooting

overshooting

verb

present participle of overshoot

as in exceeding

to go beyond the limit of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceeding
• surpassing
• overrunning
• outrunning
• overreaching
• overstepping
• transcending
• outreaching
• overpassing
• invading
• breaking
• encroaching
• infringing
• entrenching
• overdoing
• trespassing
• overworking
• overusing
• overutilizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overshooting

While some level of concern was justified because of elevated uncertainty, the panic likely meant the move was overshooting to the downside. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Shoppers hoping for a respite from rising inflation were again disappointed in September, as prices ballooned again, far overshooting the Federal Reserve’s target rate. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are set to interview the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that crashed Sunday after overshooting a runway at Miami International Airport and killing five people on the ground. — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

The catastrophe left Miami’s airport operating with just two of its normal four runways on a busy Labor Day and raised questions about whether the facility needs better equipment to prevent an overshooting aircraft from leaving airport property. — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Part of the problem is that every summer, water pounds down on sidewalks in the Treasure Valley, drops rippling on glassy reflective surfaces, all because of sprinkler jets overshooting the grass and landing on pavement. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026

Podnews calculated that skipping a typical ad break previously required nine presses of the 15-second skip button, plus a correction tap after overshooting. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Meeting—and perhaps, even overshooting— your daily protein goals are one of the ways to prevent muscle loss while on the drug. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 July 2026

My first few hours with the EM11 NL were marked by overshooting links, fumbling through simple selections, and occasionally wondering why anyone would voluntarily use a vertical mouse. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026