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

Levine described being overtaken by a group of attackers, hit and knocked to the ground. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Social and video platforms have overtaken TV and news sites as the most common way people access news in dozens of countries studied in 2026 by the Reuters Institute. — Seth Ashley, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

As mentioned, however, recent competitors have arguably overtaken Bose in that space. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Those who have been fully overtaken by the Bardo, with no hope of escape, are entrapped in giant puppet suits. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Perfectly lucid, aware of the smell of Simple Green overtaken by perfumes, the talcum stink of baby powder. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Her voice is still the outbound greeting on his and Ryu’s answering machine, which warns that the family is unavailable due to being overtaken by an infestation of firebreathing ants. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Their families wept at the church, overtaken by the power of their love. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

The scandal has overtaken the upcoming election and raised the stakes of its outcome. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026