What is another word for overrun?
Synonyms for overrun
ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; ˈoʊ vərˌrʌnover·run
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Princeton's WordNet
overproduction, overrunverb
too much production or more than expected
Synonyms:
overproductioninfest, overrunverb
invade in great numbers
"the roaches infested our kitchen"
Synonyms:
well over, overflow, brim over, infest, run over, invadeinvade, overrun, infestverb
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
Synonyms:
well over, invade, encroach upon, intrude on, run over, brim over, obtrude upon, occupy, overflow, infestoverflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim oververb
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
Synonyms:
overflow, run down, run over, bubble over, brim over, invade, spill over, infest, well overoverrunverb
seize the position of and defeat
"the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
Synonyms:
well over, overflow, brim over, infest, run over, invadeoverrunverb
run beyond or past
"The plane overran the runway"
Synonyms:
well over, overflow, brim over, infest, run over, invade
Dictionary of English Synonymes
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "overrun":
exceedance, overflow, invaded, overshoot, overexpenditure, overtaking, saturation, offside, exceeded, exceedence, over-expenditure, exceeding, swamped, submerged
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#10655 | exceeding | |
#11433 | exceeded | |
#12225 | overflow | |
#15899 | occupy | |
#16766 | saturation | |
#21460 | invade | |
#21581 | invaded | |
#25211 | submerged | |
#30720 | overrun | |
#47840 | swamped | |
#51973 | exceedance | |
#55811 | offside | |
#57854 | overtaking | |
#70188 | overshoot | |
#78032 | overproduction | |
#78259 | infest | |
#80715 | devastate | |
#151742 | exceedence |
How to use overrun in a sentence?
The dilemma is that if you're weak, if you're weak, which some people would like you to be, if you're really, really pathetically weak, the country's going to be overrun with millions of people, and if The President're strong, then The President don't have any heart. That's a tough dilemma. Perhaps I would rather be strong, but that's a tough dilemma.
If I dream about it, and they’re overrun by Russia, obviously it’s going to be very sad. It would be like losing a child and that will just be gut-wrenching pain.
California is being overrun by rodents, without immediate emergency action by state and local government, we face significant economic costs and risk a public health crisis.
I am very concerned with the security situation when the Taliban are able to overrun or threaten our provinces and when we have no head of defense or intelligence.
If the government does not decide to put a brake on these [ humanitarian ] boats, we will find ourselves overrun by tens of thousands of African immigrants by the end of the year.
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