Synonyms of overtopping

overtopping

verb

present participle of overtop

as in exceeding

to be greater, better, or stronger than

a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceeding
• surpassing
• topping
• eclipsing
• beating
• towering (over)
• outstripping
• excelling
• transcending
• outdistancing
• outdoing
• outshining
• overcoming
• outmatching
• outclassing
• overshadowing
• going one better
• bettering
• mastering
• defeating
• surmounting
• overpassing
• outgunning
• running circles around
• outrunning
• outpacing
• outracing
• overmatching
• outweighing
• prevailing (over)
• outcompeting
• routing
• winning (against)
• conquering
• subduing
• triumphing (over)
• licking
• crushing
• outperforming
• trouncing
• trimming
• whipping
• shaming
• thrashing
• clobbering
• one-upping
• trumping
• walloping
• drubbing
• besting
• overbearing
• outbalancing
• worsting
• skunking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overtopping

Additional steps to prevent the water from overtopping the dam. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026

The 75-year-old levee had multiple failures in recent days, from seepage and water overtopping it to a partial collapse at one home, county officials said. — Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026

The most common reason levees fail is overtopping, when water from a river, stream or lake behind the levee flows over the top. — Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025

That fateful day, the dam collapsed, releasing a torrent of floodwater that swallowed thousands of homes in the area, ripping some off their foundations while leaving others severely damaged, and overtopping the Sanford Dam. — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025