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Synonyms for overrun
ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; ˈoʊ vərˌrʌnover·run

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. overrun

    Synonyms:
    lay-waste, devastate

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. overproduction, overrunverb

    too much production or more than expected

    Synonyms:
    overproduction

  2. infest, overrunverb

    invade in great numbers

    "the roaches infested our kitchen"

    Synonyms:
    well over, overflow, brim over, infest, run over, invade

  3. invade, 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, infest

  4. overflow, 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 over

  5. overrunverb

    seize the position of and defeat

    "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"

    Synonyms:
    well over, overflow, brim over, infest, run over, invade

  6. overrunverb

    run beyond or past

    "The plane overran the runway"

    Synonyms:
    well over, overflow, brim over, infest, run over, invade

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. overrunverb

    Synonyms:
    run over, spread over

  2. overrunverb

    Synonyms:
    ravage, devastate, despoil, lay waste

  3. overrunverb

    Synonyms:
    overflow, run over

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. overrunverb

    Synonyms:
    infringe, invade

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How to use overrun in a sentence?

  1. Andy Biggs:

    What’s happening in Yuma right now, it’s basically overrun, it’s just so casual. It’s not extraordinary anymore to illegally cross our borders.

  2. Graeme Smith:

    The loss of a provincial capital would have profound effects, even if the city was overrun only for a matter of hours.

  3. Mark Kirk:

    Hines VA -- the hospital that has been overrun with cockroaches and mold and left vets waiting for care for months on secret wait lists,has reached a new low in thetreatmentof our veterans.

  4. Paul Hynek:

    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.

  5. The President:

    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.


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