Antonyms for overreach
ˌoʊ vərˈritʃover·reach

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1. overreachverb

   fail by aiming too high or trying too hard

   Synonyms:
   beat, outfox, outsmart, outwit, circumvent

2. outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumventverb

   beat through cleverness and wit

   "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

   Synonyms:
   baffle, exhaust, stupefy, elude, circumvent, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, outfox, fudge, flummox, beat, surround, outwit, tick, sidestep, hem in, nonplus, trounce, besiege, pulsate, drum, parry, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, duck, beat out, dodge, gravel, thump, evade, ticktack, put off, thrum, hedge, outmaneuver, ticktock, amaze, quiver, outmanoeuvre, pound, work over, puzzle, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, beleaguer, wash up, skirt, outsmart, pose, scramble, shell

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1. overreachverb

   Synonyms:
   outwit, dupe, swindle, cheat

How to use overreach in a sentence?

1. Eric Schmitt:

   This continued government overreach is unacceptable and unconstitutional, especially in the face of a widely available vaccine, there is absolutely no scientific reason to continue to force children to wear a mask in school.

2. Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor:

   We respect the right of Oklahoma businesses and individuals to make healthcare decisions for themselves and their families, my office will vigorously oppose any attempt by the federal government to mandate vaccines. We are preparing litigation to stand up for our rights and defend the rule of law against the overreach of the federal government.

3. Donald Trump:

   A judge has just blocked our executive order on travel and refugees coming into our country from certain countries, this is the opinion of many, an unprecedented judicial overreach.

4. Pat McCrory:

   The basic expectation of privacy in the most personal of settings, a restroom or locker room, for each gender was violated by government overreach and intrusion by the mayor and city council of Charlotte.

5. Edward H. Crane:

   Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. Only through a deliberate misreading of the general welfare and commerce clauses of the Constitution has the federal government been allowed to overreach its authority and extend its tendrils into every corner of civil society.

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