Overrun

/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹʌn/

Synonyms for "overrun" (318 found)

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Closest matches (64)

accroach adopt appropriate arrogate assume attack balance beat beset bespread blitz bonus branchbranch outbud burgeonburst forthcascade cataract clobber

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colonize compose conquercrawl withcreep withdefeat deluge dense deploy despoil destroy diffuse disperse dividend drub engulf enslave exaggerate exaggeration exceed excess expand extendextend throughoutextra exuberant fanfan outfill flare flood flourish flourishing foray

Adjective(1 words)

awash

Noun(8 words)

breachesbudget overrunconquercost overagecrowded exceed exceeding excessive

Verb(1 words)

brim over

Strong matches (95)

frequent gemmate germinatego beyondgone to seedgratuity gross growgrow rankharry heavyhit and runhog honeycomb imbue impenetrable impose indent infest inroad

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inundate inundation invadejump a claimjungled jungly justifyknow no boundslagniappe lambaste leafleaf outleaveleave no voidleaven leftover lick lush luxuriant luxuriatemake free withmake upmake use ofmaraud margin monopolize occupy openopen upoutspread outstep outstretch overabound overage overbrim overdo overfill overflow overflowing overgo overgrow overgrown overgrowth overjump overleap

Noun(20 words)

go overincursion infest infesting influx inundate inundated inundation invade invading invasion litter occupation occupy overbudget overextended overfill overflow overflows overgrowing

Verb(10 words)

infest infested infests invade invaded invades marauds occluding overflow overflowed

Related words (159)

overmeasure overpass overplus overreach override overrunning overset overshootovershoot the fieldovershoot the markoverspill overspread overspreading overstep overstock overstride oversupply overswarm overwhelm pass

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penetrate permeate pervade pipi a formpillage plague plunder pluspour outpour overpourboire preempt preoccupy prepossess pullulateput forthput forth leavesput out budsraid ramify rank ravage remainder requisitionride downride override roughshod overriot riotous root routrun downrun overrun riotrun throughsack scourge setset in printshootshoot upsit onslop slosh smearsomething extraspare spillspill outspill oversplay spraddle sprangle sprawl spreadspread like wildfirespread outsproutsprout upsquat onstormstrike rootstrip subjugate submerge suffuse superabound superiority surpass surplus surplusage swamp swarmswarm withsweeptake all oftake it alltake overtake possession oftake roottake upteemteem withthick thrash tip trampletrample ontrample underfoottrample upontranscend transfusetread upontrim unfold unweeded upspear upsprout usurp vandalize vegetate weed-choked weed-ridden weedy well whelm whip widen

Noun(23 words)

overpopulate overproduction overshoot overshooting overshoots overshot overspending overspent rampages roachingrunway safety areastopway storm storms surge swamp swamped swarm swarming teem

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teemingtime overruntoo large

Verb(7 words)

overspends overstayed raidedrun overstormed swarmedwell over

Related word relations

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More general

37 entries

budget managementcampaigncapacity constraintchange of stateconditionconflict eventconquest constraintcost deviationdefeat delay encroachment eventget the better ofinfestationinflux phenomenon

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More specific

24 entries

breachbudget overruncapture conquestcost overruncrowdingdeadline overrunflooding infestation influxinsect infestationinundation invasion occupation overflowpest infestation

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Collocations

12 entries

area overrunbudget overrunbudgetscapacity overruncost overrundeadlinesdemand overrunschedule overrunthe borderthe citythe defensestime overrun

Inflections

5 entries

more overrunmost overrunoverran overrunning overruns

Derivations

1 entries

overrunning

Translations

4 translations across 2 languages.

Dutch

3 entries

inhalen verb (to run past, exceed)
overschijden verb (to run past, exceed)
voorbijlopen verb (to run past, exceed)

German

1 entries

überschreiten verb (to run past, exceed)

Sample sentences

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Even tough it's such a big garden, it would be wasted if we let it get overrun with weeds.

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The hospital is overrun.

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The refugee camp is overrun.

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The basement is overrun with rats.

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