Synonyms of overtook

overtook

verb

past tense 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

• fell short

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overtook

In fact, the probe actually overtook Voyager 2 on the way to Jupiter and arrived their first for a flyby in March 1979. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026

As more votes were counted, Raman overtook Pratt to face Bass in the November runoff. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Later, when offices overtook factories as the emblem of work, efficiency became more abstract. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Mining the moribund annals of art history, the duo create tenderly wrought paintings and drawings that often revisit the aesthetics of the Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires, which overtook large swaths of the artists’ native Croatia for centuries. — Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Messi now has an MLS-leading 18 goals on the season and overtook Petar Musa of FC Dallas in the Golden Boot race. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

New Mexico State's pass-heavy attack will be directed by QB Trey Hedden, a transfer from Furman who overtook last year’s backup Adam Damante for the starting gig. — Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Its core 1970s grinding yet melodic bluesy approach didn’t shift when synthesizers became the rage in the 1980s or when grunge overtook the rock world in the 1990s. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Our team determined that lakes persisted for millions of years before the climate became arid and sand dunes overtook the lakes, although groundwater occasionally breached the surface to produce streams that wove among the dunes. — Ashwin R. Vasavada, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026