Definition for Overtake:

• To catch up with; take by surprise.

Synonyms for Overtake:

• n.

  •
  • catch up.
  •
  • approach,
  • bypass.

• v.

  •beat (verb)
  • overcome,
  • outrun,
  • top,
  • subdue,
  • excel,
  • transcend,
  • best.
  •exceed (verb)
  • eclipse,
  • overstep,
  • cap,
  • outpace,
  • outreach,
  • go beyond.
  •gain (verb)
  • complete,
  • clear,
  • expand,
  • enlarge,
  • capture,
  • succeed,
  • benefit.
  •get ahead (verb)
  • outmaneuver,
  • surpass.
  •overrun (verb)
  • overshoot,
  • overrun,
  • transgress,
  • overwhelm.
  •overtake (verb)
  • catch up with,
  • happen,
  • strike,
  • overhaul,
  • befall,
  • come upon,
  • take by surprise,
  • get past,
  • engulf.
  •reach (verb)
  • come up to,
  • grasp,
  • join,
  • hand,
  • arrive,
  • go,
  • seize,
  • lead,
  • go on.
  •take (verb)
  • clutch,
  • clasp,
  • grip,
  • ensnare,
  • arrest,
  • take hold of,
  • acquire.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • outclass,
  • outdo.
  •
  • better,
  • attain,
  • rise above,
  • outshine.
  •
  • enter,
  • tower.
  •
  • come.
  •
  • HIT.
  •arrive at
  • reach.
  •get ahead
  • leave behind.
  •outmaneuver
  • trump.
  •take
  • take.

Paraphrases for Overtake:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    outstrip.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    overstep, leapfrog, outdo, outpace, bypass, overshoot, surmount, beat, override, outrun, supersede, double, circumvent.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    overcome, conquer.

Antonyms for Overtake:

• v.

  • beat
    lose, cede, relinquish, surrender, retreat.
  • catch
    let go, push.
  • exceed
    fail, be inferior.
  • gain
    forfeit, spend, exhaust, miss, pass, waste.
  • overtake
    fall behind.
  • reach
    go, leave, depart.
  • take
    give, receive.
  • Other antonyms:
    fall short of, restore, fall short, give up, release, throw away.