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. Mark Kirk:

   Hines VA -- the hospital that has been overrun with cockroaches and mold and left vets waiting for care for months on secret wait lists,has reached a new low in thetreatmentof our veterans.

2. Mohammad Hashim Alokozai:

   I warn the government, if the Taliban overrun Lashkar Gah it will not be as easy to take it back as it was in Kunduz.

3. Donald Trump:

   If you're weak, which some people would like you to be, if you're really, really, pathetically weak, the country's going to be overrun with millions of people, and if you're strong, then you don't have any heart. That's a tough dilemma. Perhaps I'd rather be strong, but that's a tough dilemma.

4. Donald Trump:

   If you don't want Central America to be overrun by masses of illegal aliens and giant caravans, you'd better vote Republican, these are tough people. These are not angels. These are not little angels. These are tough people. And we're not letting them into our country. They're not coming in illegally.

5. Liz Cullison:

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