as in exceeding
to go beyond the limit of
don't worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of overshooting
An overshooting top occurs when a cluster of clouds pushes through the anvil and reaches the lower stratosphere.
—
Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
This means not undershooting to the point of looking apathetic and not overshooting to the point of looking threatening.
—Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Net income for the quarter stood at $137 million, overshooting EA’s projection between $73 million and $117 million.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
After months of questions about whether major tech firms were overshooting AI spending, Google, Microsoft and Meta are taking a victory lap after outperforming investors’ lofty expectations.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
This means not undershooting to the point of looking apathetic and not overshooting to the point of looking threatening.
—Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Net income for the quarter stood at $137 million, overshooting EA’s projection between $73 million and $117 million.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
After months of questions about whether major tech firms were overshooting AI spending, Google, Microsoft and Meta are taking a victory lap after outperforming investors’ lofty expectations.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshooting
Verb
-
In one high-volume manufacturing evaluation, Rhoda reported that a robot system completed a component-processing workflow in under two minutes per cycle without human intervention, exceeding customer performance targets.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
-
In practice, silver moves 4% to 6% in a single day, with swings sometimes exceeding 10%, notes Jeremy Mullin, a stock strategist at money management firm Zacks Investment Research in Chicago.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Right now, Wrexham are in a sweet spot, still on an upward trajectory, still surpassing their supporters’ wildest dreams and still — despite their unlikely appeal to the American market — a team so intimately connected to their town and the fans on their doorstep.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
-
In fact, Chin expects the company's DDR5 RDIMM product's gross margin to expand more than 80%, significantly surpassing the HBM margin.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overshooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshooting. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
