Synonyms for overcome
ˌoʊ vərˈkʌmover·come

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1. overcome

   Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to beat on the soles of the feet; belabor, to inflict a comprehensive and exhaustive beating; cudgel, to beat with a stick; thrash, as wheat was beaten out with the old hand-flail; to pound (akin to Latin pondus, a weight) is to beat with a heavy, and pommel with a blunt, instrument. To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion. The metaphorical sense of beat, however, so far preponderates that one may be very badly bruised and battered, and yet not be said to be beaten, unless he has got the worst of the beating. To beat a combatant is to disable or dishearten him for further fighting. Hence beat becomes the synonym for every word which implies getting the advantage of another. Compare CONQUER.

   Almost all antonyms in this class are passive, and can be formed indefinitely from the conquering words by the use of the auxiliary be; as, be beaten, be defeated, be conquered, etc.

   Synonyms:
   bastinado, batter, beat, belabor, bruise, castigate, chastise, conquer, cudgel, defeat, flog, pommel, pound, scourge, smite, spank, strike, surpass, switch, thrash, vanquish, whip, worst

   Antonyms:
   fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrender

   Preposition:
   Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. overcome

   Synonyms:
   vanquish, get the better of, surmount

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. get the better of, overcome, defeatverb

   win a victory over

   "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

   Synonyms:
   surmount, vote out, overwhelm, subdue, kill, get the best, whelm, overpower, shoot down, defeat, vote down, get the better of, sweep over, have the best, overtake, get over, master

2. overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, masterverb

   get on top of; deal with successfully

   "He overcame his shyness"

   Synonyms:
   chasten, cut through, bounce back, get over, overwhelm, master, inhibit, conquer, quash, sweep over, whelm, surmount, scale, get the best, cut across, have the best, dominate, suppress, outmatch, exceed, outgo, outperform, defeat, outstrip, crucify, subjugate, get the hang, reduce, control, surpass, subdue, curb, stamp down, traverse, subordinate, tame, pass over, get well, mortify, outdo, cover, repress, cross, overtake, get across, keep down, track, overpower, get the better of

3. overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtakeverb

   overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

   Synonyms:
   surmount, catch up with, submerge, deluge, overmaster, overwhelm, overhaul, drown, get the best, catch, overpower, whelm, defeat, pass, get the better of, master, flood out, sweep over, have the best, overtake, get over, subdue

4. get the best, have the best, overcomeverb

   overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

   "Heart disease can get the best of us"

   Synonyms:
   sweep over, subdue, whelm, overwhelm, defeat, overpower, master, get over, get the better of, get the best, overtake, surmount, have the best

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1. • Arouse
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. overcomeverb

   Synonyms:
   subdue, conquer, vanquish, subjugate, overthrow, overwhelm, overturn, overbear, overpower, overmaster, defeat, crush, beat, rout, discomfit, choke, get the better of, get the upper hand of

2. overcomeverb

   Synonyms:
   surmount, rise above

3. overcomeverb

   Synonyms:
   prevail, conquer, gain the victory

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1. overcomeverb

   Synonyms:
   surmount, conquer, subdue, master, vanquish, overpower, subjugate

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1. List of paraphrases for "overcome":

   overcoming, surmount, surmounted, exceed, defeat, exceeded, resolve, overtaken, address, bridge, solve, conquer, transcend, eliminate, tackle, resolved, cope, defeated, remedy, vanquish, break, solved, meet, surpassed, outdo, combat, beat

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1. Camille Gibson:

   Trying to overcome that is very difficult. It never goes completely away. It gets better, though.

2. Kit Franklin:

   There is no doubt in my mind that the electrical system works, but you can cover hundreds of hectares a day with a large-scale sprayer... If we want to go into this really precise weed killing system, we have to realize that there is an output reduction that is very hard to overcome.

3. Byron Allen:

   This is a very bad day for our country, we will continue our fight by going to Congress and the presidential candidates to revise the statute to overcome this decision by the United States Supreme Court.

4. Clay Aiken:

   Working with children with autism has provided me with an opportunity to see the world in a different way. I see them strive to overcome obstacles and persevere, and learn to persevere myself. They are my inspiration.

5. J. C. Penny:

   I am grateful for all my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties.