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Overreach

/ˈəʊvə(ˌ)ɹiːt͡ʃ/

An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or much; overextension.

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📖 Definitions of "Overreach"

noun

1
An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or much; overextension.
2
Of a horse: an act of striking the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot; an injury caused by this action.

verb

1
To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
2
To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability.
3
Of a horse: to strike the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot.
4
To deceive, to swindle.

🔄 Synonyms of "Overreach"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
circumventverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
beatverb	A stroke; a blow.
outsmartverb	(transitive) To beat in a competition of wits.
outwitverb	(transitive) To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
outfoxverb	(transitive) To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Overreach"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
outsmartverb	(transitive) To beat in a competition of wits.
outwitverb	(transitive) To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
outfoxverb	(transitive) To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.
circumventverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
beatverb	A stroke; a blow.
overstepverb	(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
exceedverb	(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
overshootnoun	(countable) The amount by which something goes too far.
overextendverb	To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
overdoverb	(transitive) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
overrunverb	(transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
overrangenoun	Input to an instrument beyond the range of values it is designed to handle.
go overboardverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To go too far; to exceed reasonable bounds.
oversize	Larger than normal.
outrunverb	(transitive) To run faster than.
outgonoun	(uncountable) The act or process of going out; (countable) an instance of this; an outgoing.
overcarryverb	(transitive) To carry too far, or beyond the proper point.
overgoverb	To go beyond; to exceed, surpass.
outstripverb	To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
overstridenoun	An overly long stride.