overtake vs overcome
overcome vs overtakeovertake and overcome both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| overtake | No | No | Yes | No |
| overcome | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
overtake and overcome
are synonyms defined as:
- overtake and overcome: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
| overtake (verb) | overcome (verb) |
|---|---|
| catch up with and possibly overtake | get on top of; deal with successfully |
| overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome |
| travel past | win a victory over |
| overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
Words related to "overtake"
- advance
- arouse
- benight
- catch
- catch up with
- clear
- clutch
- compete
- contend
- devastate
- elicit
- enkindle
- evoke
- fire
- get by
- get hold of
- go on
- kill
- kindle
- knock out
- lock
- march on
- move on
- overcome
- overhaul
- overpower
- overtaking
- overwhelm
- pass
- pass on
- progress
- provoke
- raise
- seize
- stagger
- sweep over
- top
- vie
- whelm
Words related to "overcome"
- arouse
- beat
- beat out
- benight
- bulldog
- clutch
- come through
- conquer
- crush
- defeat
- demolish
- destroy
- devastate
- down
- elicit
- enkindle
- evoke
- expel
- fire
- get hold of
- get over
- get the best
- get the better of
- have the best
- kill
- kindle
- knock out
- lock
- lurch
- make it
- master
- nose
- overcomer
- overpower
- overrun
- overtake
- overwhelm
- provoke
- pull round
- pull through
- raise
- rout
- rout out
- seize
- shell
- skunk
- stagger
- subdue
- surmount
- survive
- sweep over
- trounce
- upset
- vanquish
- wallop
- whelm
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