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

With retail values declining, the campus recently overtook the Trumbull Mall as the town’s top taxpayers. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Geely is joining the ranks of BYD, which last year overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest EV maker, as well as CATL, the world’s largest EV battery maker, both of which this year rolled out around 5-minute EV ultrafast charging. — Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Geely is joining the ranks of BYD, which last year overtook Tesla as the world's biggest EV maker, as well as CATL, the world’s largest EV battery maker, both of which this year rolled out around 5-minute EV ultrafast charging. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Meta's Muse agent overtook ChatGPT as the leading iOS free app on Friday, with over 730,000 downloads in the last five days. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

The flames eventually came within 70 to 90 yards of the tactical team, forcing authorities to use a police helicopter to hoist Spencer’s body and the deputies out of the area before the fire overtook their position, Woo said. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Cass County only recently overtook Palo Alto County for the highest cancer incidence rate in Iowa, according to data from the National Cancer Institute. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026

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

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