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overcome
adjective as in overwhelmed; visibly moved
Weak matches
at a loss for words, blown-away, bowled-over, speechless, swept off one's feet, unable to continue
verb as in beat, defeat
Strongest matches
conquer, crush, overpower, overwhelm, reduce, stun, surmount, survive, weather, win
Strong matches
best, down, drown, hurdle, lick, master, outlive, overthrow, prevail, prostrate, render, run over, shock, subdue, subjugate, throw, vanquish, whelm, worst
Weak matches
be victorious, come out on top, get around, get the better of, knock over, knock socks off, rise above, triumph over
Example Sentences
Airline stocks have overcome severe turbulence in 2025 to fly into positive territory.
During the day off workout before the Dodgers would be faced with overcoming a three-game-to-two deficit in Toronto, Roberts issued the strangest challenge.
The scientists are exploring ways to overcome these limitations.
"The newly developed manganese complex overcomes both challenges," said Dr. Nathan East, a former doctoral student in the Heinze group who carried out the initial synthesis.
To overcome these limitations, the researchers turned to computational chemistry to narrow down the field of candidate ligands.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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