The soldiers soon overran the fortress.
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Overran
//ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹæn//
Synonyms for "overran" (262 found)
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fillflarefloodflourishflourishingforayfrequentgemmategerminatego beyondgone to seedgratuitygrossgrowgrow rankharryheavyhit and runhoatchinghog
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honeycombimbueimpenetrableimposeindentinroadinundateinundationjump a claimjungledjunglyjustifyknow no boundslagniappelambasteleafleaf outleaveleave no voidleavenleftoverlicklushluxuriantluxuriatemake free withmake upmake use ofmaraudmarginmonopolizeoccupyopenopen upoutspreadoutstepoutstretchoveraboundoverageoverbrimoverdooverfilloverflowingovergoovergrowovergrownovergrowthoverjumpoverleapovermeasureoverpassoverplusoverproduction
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (131)
overreachoverrideoverrunningoversetovershootovershoot the fieldovershoot the markoverspilloverspreadoverspreadingoverstepoverstockoverstrideoversupplyoverswarmoverwhelmpasspenetratepermeatepervade
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pipi a formpillageplagueplunderpluspour outpour overpourboirepreemptpreoccupyprepossesspullulateput forthput forth leavesput out budsraidramifyrankravageremainderrequisitionride downride override roughshod overriotriotousrootroutrun downrun overrun riotrun throughsackscourgesetset in printshootshoot upsit onslopsloshsmearsomething extrasparespillspill outspill oversplayspraddlespranglesprawlspreadspread like wildfirespread outsproutsprout upsquat onstormstrike rootstripsubjugatesubmergesuffusesuperaboundsuperioritysurpasssurplussurplusageswampswarmswarm withsweeptake all oftake it alltake overtake possession oftake roottake upteemteem withthickthrashtiptrampletrample ontrample underfoottrample upontranscendtransfusetread upontrimunfoldunweededupspearupsproutusurpvandalizevegetateweed-chokedweed-riddenweedywellwhelmwhipwiden
Noun(3 words)
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The Anglo-Saxons overran the Celts.
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We overran the budget by about 5,000 yen.
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The Mongols overran the Persians.
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