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

But instead of appearing, Black filed a lawsuit against the committee and its Republican chairman, accusing them of overstepping their authority. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

Federal judges blocked that effort in June 2026, saying the Education Department was overstepping its statutory authority, but the department has appealed. — Maya Benjamin,dan Avery, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Chan was the subject of backlash in the Enhypen fan community after she was accused of overstepping boundaries while attending a concert in July. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 11 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