Synonyms for overreach
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-reech |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for overreach Other synonyms for the word overreach
Définition of overreach
Origin :- c.1300, "to reach above or beyond" (transitive), from over- + reach (v.). Meaning "to extend over something, to cover it" is from c.1400. Sense of "to reach beyond one's strength" is from 1560s. As a noun from 1550s. Related: Overreached; overreaching.
- verb exceed
- verb outwit
- verb spread over
- Now in regard to this bread, the Papists do overreach themselves.
- Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt
- She had taught him to get money; that it was shrewd and praiseworthy to overreach and deceive.
- Extract from : « Desk and Debit » by Oliver Optic
- Well, then, let me tell you that you will not overreach and deceive the Duke.
- Extract from : « The Champdoce Mystery » by Emile Gaboriau
- She knew this, and was resolved by caution to overreach those who dogged her so closely.
- Extract from : « The Dead Boxer » by William Carleton
- No man could overreach him, excepting only those to whom he gave his heart.
- Extract from : « The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume III.(of III) 1574-84 » by John Lothrop Motley
- He can work in the dark because he does not need the light to study your face and overreach you.
- Extract from : « Post-Impressions » by Simeon Strunsky
- My only fear is that the villain will overreach me in anything I may attempt.
- Extract from : « The Mission of Poubalov » by Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) Burton
- Sometimes they overreach themselves in the desire to be quick and they make a miss.
- Extract from : « With the Battle Fleet » by Franklin Matthews
- There is no disposition to steal, or even to cheat, or overreach in dealing.
- Extract from : « The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors » by Kersey Graves
- If it were a partnership discovery there would have been no chance for one of you to overreach the other.
- Extract from : « The Helpers » by Francis Lynde
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