Synonyms of overtaken

overtaken

verb

past participle of overtake

as in caught

to move fast enough to get even with

she had to hurry to overtake her friends, who had forgotten their umbrellas

the thunderstorm overtook them suddenly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caught
• chased
• reached
• pursued
• overhauled
• caught up (with)
• surpassed
• passed
• gained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fallen short

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overtaken

The hybrid fleet concept is already being overtaken by the pace of technology as functions of larger ships can now be farmed out to drones at minimal human risk and the reach of surveillance and firepower at sea has vastly expanded. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

The iPhone maker has overtaken Nvidia to become the world's most valuable company, reclaiming the market-cap crown from the AI chip giant. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 28 July 2026

Each company is set to spend roughly $200 billion this year building out its data centers—an unprecedented level of investment—in a frenzied bid to keep up with demand for AI services and to avoid getting overtaken by other cloud rivals like Google. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Neglected for decades, the Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle has been overtaken by vegetation. — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 24 July 2026

For the first time, the continent has overtaken Asia as the region with the largest number of hungry people, and nearly 60% of the world’s chronically undernourished people could live there by 2030. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

By late Thursday afternoon, Chicago had overtaken Detroit, Minneapolis and Toronto as the most polluted major city in the world, according to Swiss air quality company IQAir. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Most of the dead, many believed to be foreign residents, were overtaken while fleeing despite shelter-in-place orders, as more than 1,400 people were evacuated. — Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Those plans were later overtaken by corporate infighting, lawsuits among family members and executives, and declining finances that ultimately led the gallery to shutter after nearly 80 years. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026