Overrun

/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹʌn/

Synonyms for "overrun" (318 found)

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Closest matches (64)

Strong matches (95)

Related words (159)

Related word relations

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More general

37 entries
budget managementcampaigncapacity constraintchange of stateconditionconflict eventconquestconstraintcost deviationdefeatdelayencroachmenteventget the better ofinfestationinflux phenomenon

Showing 16 of 37 words.

More specific

24 entries
breachbudget overruncaptureconquestcost overruncrowdingdeadline overrunfloodinginfestationinfluxinsect infestationinundationinvasionoccupationoverflowpest infestation

Showing 16 of 24 words.

Collocations

12 entries
area overrunbudget overrunbudgetscapacity overruncost overrundeadlinesdemand overrunschedule overrunthe borderthe citythe defensestime overrun

Inflections

5 entries
more overrunmost overrunoverranoverrunningoverruns

Derivations

1 entries

Translations

4 translations across 2 languages.

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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

28 total sentences available.

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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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