Synonyms 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. • Fail
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1. a bridge too far

   striving beyond the ability to support the latest goal.

   their latest goal of one million subscribers of overreach.

   Submitted by anonymous on July 15, 2020  

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1. overreachverb

   Synonyms:
   deceive, cheat, dupe, circumvent, defraud, swindle, cozen, bamboozle, gull, trick, victimize, diddle, chouse, take in, impose upon

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1. overreachverb

   Synonyms:
   outwit, dupe, swindle, cheat

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How to use overreach in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Mayor James Knowles:

   There are a lot of things in that report that are very troubling and need to be addressed, but there are also things that are an overreach, our hope is those negotiations lead to mutual satisfaction. But if we cannot come to terms... we are not going to settle.

3. Conor Bernstein:

   Until the pandemic hit this year, this administration stopped those declines and had even begun to reverse them. Stopping such a steep and rapid decline is significant in itself and shouldnt be overlooked, this administration has worked to address eight years of regulatory overreach to level the playing field not just for coal but a variety of industries. The result has been a return of competition in the energy industry although we still have a long way to go thanks to outsized subsidies for renewables.

4. Ammon Bundy:

   It is the people's facility, owned by the people, it has been provided for us to be able to come together and unite and make a hard stand against this overreach - this taking of the people's land and resources.

5. Lindsey Graham:

   I have always believed DACA was a presidential overreach, however, I equally understand the plight of the Dream Act kids who -- for all practical purposes know no country other than United States of America. If President Trump makes this decision we will work to find a legislative solution to their dilemma.