surmount vs overcome
overcome vs surmountsurmount and overcome both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| surmount | No | No | Yes | No |
| overcome | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
surmount and overcome
are synonyms defined as:
- surmount and overcome: get on top of; deal with successfully
| surmount (verb) | overcome (verb) |
|---|---|
| get on top of; deal with successfully | get on top of; deal with successfully |
| be or do something to a greater degree | overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome |
| reach the highest point of | win a victory over |
| be on top of | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
Words related to "surmount"
- arrive at
- attain
- beat
- beat out
- better
- break
- bulldog
- circumvent
- crush
- exceed
- gain
- get over
- head
- hit
- make
- master
- out-herod
- outbrave
- outcry
- outdo
- outdraw
- outfox
- outgo
- outgrow
- outmarch
- outmatch
- outpace
- outperform
- outrange
- outroar
- outsail
- outsell
- outshine
- outshout
- outsmart
- outstrip
- outwear
- outweigh
- outwit
- overcome
- overreach
- pinnacle
- reach
- scale
- shame
- shell
- subdue
- surpass
- trounce
- vanquish
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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