OVERTOP Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

overtop

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈtäp

Definition of overtop

as in to exceed

to be greater, better, or stronger than a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude

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Recent Examples of overtop Additional steps to prevent the water from overtopping the dam. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 The Bellaire Dam received a $500,000 grant in 2024 from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's Dam Risk Reduction program to study the dam and design a fix for previous work that found the dam would overtop its banks during a 100-year rain event. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Hundreds of people have been rescued as severe flooding batters Hawaii’s Oahu island, prompting evacuation orders near a dam officials feared could overtop as water levels rose. — Ritu Prasad, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026 Workers began clearing debris and mud at first light from a catchment area where material had overtopped concrete barriers along the northbound shoulder. — Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overtop

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The 70% preliminary expectation wildly exceeded projections for fiscal 2028 revenue of roughly $570 billion, or 44% growth from fiscal 2027 (the current year).

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
So far, the decline in enrollment at traditional public school number is even greater than last year and exceeds early projections.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceed

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The song, famously written by Parton as an emotional farewell to her mentor Porter Wagoner and his show, topped the country chart in 1974.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results and issued revenue forecast that topped estimates.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of top

Verb

Worth more than world’s 500 richest people combined Entrepreneur Elon Musk made headlines in June when his net worth surpassed $1 trillion after the SpaceX initial public offering.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Monthly trading volumes surpassed $37 billion in July, boosted by the World Cup.

— Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpass

Verb

The deal for Savinho falls short of the package for Tonali, which could be worth £100m to Newcastle United, but would represent a record sale for Man City – eclipsing the £82m package that Atletico Madrid paid for Julian Alvarez in 2024.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
But there are two other AI behemoths still waiting in the wings for their turn to go public, and at least one of them has no intention of being eclipsed by Elon Musk.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of eclipse

Verb

Then the attention economy takes over, unleashing too many athletes who speak freely to better themselves rather than a select few who speak bravely to better society.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Parton dedicated her life and career to bettering the world in so many ways, from her Dollywood theme park to her Imagination Library, which has promoted childhood literacy through delivering millions of books to children.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026

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