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

Long shot Wayne’s Law led early, only to be overtaken in the final turn by 6-5 favorite Nearly, who was passed in mid-stretch by The Puma, who narrowly succumbed to Commandment at the wire. —Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026

Suddenly, nearly eight months after her sister's capture, headlines were overtaken by news of the 250 hostages. —Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

Alphabet, too, was left for dead by the Street on fears that management wasn't executing and the company's AI strategy wasn't panning out to the point the were being overtaken by others. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026

While Connor McDavid has continued to deliver, his NHL scoring lead was overtaken by Tampa’s Nikita Kucherov in a head-to-head meeting on Saturday in which Kucherov poured in four points. —Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026

Was Perugino, the master overtaken by his pupil, similarly tempted to smash something? —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026

Vodka had overtaken gin in popularity by 1967, but by 2000 had fully usurped it, like Claudius to King Hamlet—occupied its position, married its wife, and taken control of its lands. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026

The format has already overtaken traditional film and television in mainland China in revenue terms, and producers are now pushing hard beyond its borders. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026

Madness has certainly overtaken the Middle East. —Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026