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 spring 2027 runway shows at Milan Fashion Week were overtaken by animal print. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

London Heathrow has officially been overtaken by Istanbul, which was ranked as the most connected airport in the world for the first time. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

Cox said last quarter that GM could be overtaken by the Japanese automaker this year in annual sales. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Mahony agreed that a bigger issue is how the deer population has overtaken the area, which has led deer to compete for resources and created unhealthy herds. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Dependency has overtaken intrusion as the most common route to an outage. — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Coxon's alarm reverberated on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are fully aware of the national debate over AI and data centers, which has overtaken many of their midterm elections this fall. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

What were previously wetlands for parts of the year have been overtaken by vegetation, making the area less hospitable for birds and other creatures. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

This ongoing restoration is transforming 10 acres of land once overtaken by aggressive invasive plants into a thriving native meadow that provides valuable habitat for pollinators, birds and other wildlife. — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026