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View definitions for over-taken

over-taken

verb as in outdistance

verb as in outmaneuver

Strongest matches

verb as in outstrip

verb as in catch

verb as in trump

verb as in outdistance

verb as in outmaneuver

Strongest matches

verb as in outstrip

verb as in catch

verb as in trump

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Example Sentences

That they may leave the last remnants of their selfishness, are the saints themselves over-taken by age and death.

On his way home, nevertheless, he was over-taken by D. Fittis, who had been cutting down whins.

Off I went like a flash through the line, past the backs and fullbacks, only to be over-taken within a few yards of the goal.

It's been flourishing for some thousands of years, and all prophecies about it being over-taken by Nemesis have proved false.

He had walked three miles, when he was over-taken by a farm wagon, which was going his way.

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On this page you'll find 503 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to over-taken, such as: outclass, outdo, outpace, outperform, beat, and best.

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

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