Antonyms for overreachingover·reach·ing

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1. overreaching, vaultingadjective

   revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights

   "vaulting ambition"

   Antonyms:
   timid

   Synonyms:
   vaulting

How to use overreaching in a sentence?

1. House Democrats only:

   If they refuse, they are subject to being subpoenaed and compelled to testify under oath, this issue should not be partisan; under the Constitution, Congress is a co-equal branch of government and must be protected from an overreaching executive, and we expect that our Republican colleagues will join us in getting to the bottom of this serious matter.

2. Mehmet Oz:

   There's no question COVID steeled me to run for office because you better be pretty tough. Rhino skin to be able to deal with the criticism, what really got me going is when I realized the duplicitousness of the process that an authoritarian overreaching government, a top-down approach, which was destined to fail, could be lied about, that you actually could see government conspiring with media and industry to tell stories that just really don't match the reality of what we're facing.

3. Jennifer Levi:

   To characterize( the administration's position) as extraordinary or overreaching shows a complete misunderstanding of what these agencies do.

4. George Will:

   Americans are overreachers overreaching is the most admirable of the many American excesses.

5. Eric Bland:

   This is about the use of overreaching deadly force in situations where it is not required.

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