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. Ambassador Matthew Tueller:

   Political dialogue won't work if Hadi is overrun and captured, and Aden falls, which could happen very quickly, all sides recognize that there really isn't any alternative but to reach an agreement on power-sharing.

2. Dallas County judge:

   Our hospitals and our people desperately need some time to get bed capacity and doctor capacity up so their hospitals won't be overrun.

3. 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.

4. Farhad Sediqi:

   I am very concerned with the security situation when the Taliban are able to overrun or threaten our provinces and when we have no head of defense or intelligence.

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.