Synonyms of overstepping

overstepping

verb

present participle of overstep

as in exceeding

to go beyond the limit of

the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overstepping

The Justice Department has defended its track record in court and accused judges of overstepping their authority. — Npr Staff, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

Critics rightly questioned whether the federal government was overstepping its authority, and the effort quickly stalled. — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Yee accused Horne of overstepping by improperly denying parents' purchases. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026

This extravagant, cartoonish, and shockingly unfunny folly about the hysteria surrounding a Japanese invasion of California shows a boy-wonder director testing his limits — and overstepping them. — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026

Last week, a disagreement over the electoral law erupted into a power struggle between Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and the Provisional Electoral Council after council members accused the government of overstepping its authority and acting unconstitutionally. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026

Once the season started Gonzalez tried to support his teammates from afar without overstepping. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026

One of the easiest ways to be helpful without overstepping is to check in about small but important logistics. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026

But nearly 80 local and county governments, including Milan Township, challenged it in court, arguing the commission was overstepping its authority. — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026