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Overgrow

🔄 Synonyms of "Overgrow"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
outgrowverb	(transitive, often figurative) To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
grow oververb	grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Overgrow"

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Word	Definition
outgrowverb	(transitive, often figurative) To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
grow oververb	grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example)
overrunverb	(transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
overreachnoun	(also figuratively) An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension.
oversize	Larger than normal.
overstepverb	(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
overflownoun	Excess, superabundance
forwaxverb	(intransitive, obsolete) To grow to excess; become huge; overgrow; swell.
overexpandverb	To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
exceedverb	(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
overbearverb	(transitive) To prevail over; to dominate, overpower; to oppress.
overgoverb	To go beyond; to exceed, surpass.
overpopulateverb	To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.
overextendverb	To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
overweenverb	(ergative) To think too highly or arrogantly of (oneself).
outrunverb	(transitive) To run faster than.
overfillnoun	An instance of overfilling.
overcarryverb	(transitive) To carry too far, or beyond the proper point.
outgonoun	(uncountable) The act or process of going out; (countable) an instance of this; an outgoing.
outsize	Of an unusually large size .