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overshoot

[oh-ver-shoot, oh-ver-shoot] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃut, ˈoʊ vərˌʃut /
VERB
jump
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leave skip
STRONG
abandon cancel cover digress evade miss nullify switch
WEAK
clear out cross out pass over
Antonyms
STRONG
uphold
WEAK
address face
VERB
miss
Synonyms
STRONG
blow blunder botch disregard drop err flub forget fumble ignore juggle lose miscarry misfire mislay misplace muff neglect omit overlook skip slight slip trip undershoot
WEAK
be late for drop the ball fall flat on face fall short let go let slip pass over pass up trip up
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplish achieve attend correct do do well face find fix heed keep look at meet note notice pay attention regard remember respect succeed
VERB
overrun
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beset choke deluge inundate invade overflow overwhelm ravage
STRONG
overgrow 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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Parks, with just seconds to react, turned his jet toward the missile, an emergency tactic aimed at making the missile overshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

While overshoot -- temperature trajectories that go beyond 1.5C before coming back down -- is not a new concept in science, many leading climate figures have been uneasy talking about it.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

The overshoot has raised expectations that treasury chief Rachel Reeves will announce new measures to contain borrowing when she presents her budget to parliament on Nov. 26.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Global action must include accelerating emissions reductions and scaling up carbon removal to minimise temperature overshoot.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

Someone is there with a kidney dish, but I overshoot and hear liquid splash across the floor, splattering against the wall.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen