overran

VERB

defeat, invade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

massacre occupy overwhelm raid rout swamp

STRONG

beat clobber drub foray inroad lambaste lick thrash trim whip

WEAK

put to flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

underwhelm

STRONG

lose surrender

WEAK

evacuate retreat

VERB

infest, spread over; exceed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beset choke deluge inundate invade overflow overwhelm ravage

STRONG

overgrow overshoot overspread overstep permeate spill surge surpass swarm

WEAK

go beyond run on run over spread like wildfire well over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

underwhelm

WEAK

evacuate lose retreat surrender

Example Sentences

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Everything changed, he said, when the RSF overran Al-Nahud last May.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Some 10 months into the Islamic revolution, thousands of Iranian students overran the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

The RSF scored a notable victory recently when it overran the city of el-Fasher, the last garrison held by the Sudanese army and its local allies in the western region of Darfur.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Over 36,000 Sudanese civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region east of Darfur, the United Nations said, just over a week after paramilitary forces overran the city of El-Fasher.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

While Hitler’s forces overran Europe, Japan was on the attack in China and Southeast Asia.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin