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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How to use overrun in a sentence?

1. Liz Cullison:

   The packages got larger and larger and larger, that all overflowed out into the lobby. Now the lobby is overrun with packages.

2. United States:

   They have been overrun. And, frankly, a lot of those countries are not the same places anymore, and I'm sad to say it, and I said that at the G7. They are not the same places.

3. Congresswoman Cheney:

   I'm honored to have been named to serve on the January 6th select committee. Congress is obligated to conduct a full investigation of the most serious attack on our Capitol since 1814. That day saw the most sacred space in our Republic overrun by an angry and violent mob attempting to stop the counting of electoral votes and threatening the peaceful transfer of power.

4. Justice Warren E. Burger:

   ... ours is a sick profession marked by incompetence, lack of training, misconduct and bad manners. Ineptness, bungling, malpractice, and bad ethics can be observed in court houses all over this country every day ... these incompetents have a seeming unawareness of the fundamental ethics of the profession. ... the harsh truth is that ... we may well be on our way to a society, overrun by hordes of lawyers, hungry as locusts, and brigades of judges in numbers never before contemplated.

5. Graeme Smith:

   The loss of a provincial capital would have profound effects, even if the city was overrun only for a matter of hours.