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View definitions for over-come

over-come

adjective as in prostrate

adjective as in defeated

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Strong match

adjective as in overthrown

adjective as in shaken

adjective as in stricken

adjective as in whipped

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verb as in quash

verb as in reduce

verb as in rush

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Weak match

verb as in upset

verb as in conquer

verb as in deluge

verb as in get

verb as in get over

verb as in hurdle

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Example Sentences

Old John's eyes were closed, and he was slowly toppling, over come with sleep.

How had he over-come the enmity with which these ladies had been ready to receive him, and made his peace with them so easily?

She made him actually feel as if it were a cruel and unmerited suspicion, but she did not over come him.

Gold now ranks highest in value of all metals, the competition of osmium and iridium having been over come.

He will do some great deeds, and make a name for himself; but in the end he will be over-come by his foes, and will die in prison.

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On this page you'll find 3029 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to over-come, such as: affected, beaten, buried, conquered, defeated, and overthrown.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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