Synonyms for overrun
ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; ˈoʊ vərˌrʌnover·run

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1. overrun

   Synonyms:
   lay-waste, devastate

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Defeat
   • Inhabit
   • Invade
   • Overshoot

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1. overrunverb

   Synonyms:
   run over, spread over

2. overrunverb

   Synonyms:
   ravage, devastate, despoil, lay waste

3. overrunverb

   Synonyms:
   overflow, run over

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1. overrunverb

   Synonyms:
   infringe, invade

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1. List of paraphrases for "overrun":

   exceedance, overflow, invaded, overshoot, overexpenditure, overtaking, saturation, offside, exceeded, exceedence, over-expenditure, exceeding, swamped, submerged

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1. Bay County Commissioner Mike Thomas:

   We are not overrun with college students, we are overrun with thugs, and that is the problem. It is impossible to pass laws that people who do not follow the laws will obey.

2. John Nicholson:

   It's when they're in a defensive posture, such as in checkpoints being overrun, is where the majority of the casualties are occurring.

3. Chris Cuomoweighed:

   Wouldnt we be there because it was a crisis, they were being overrun? Theres something manufactured about this.

4. Dan Kelly:

   By Thanksgiving things had exploded. The hospital was getting overrun by Ebola patients.

5. Austrian Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka:

   What we have demonstrated is that the rule of law, the essential measure for us is that we want to register people who come to Austria, that our borders are not overrun.