OVERSET Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

overset

verb

Definition of overset

as in to topple

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Recent Examples of overset That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes. — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022 McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders. — John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020 The edge rush can also set up a counter inside move if the tackle continues to overset – as Curry showed here. — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overset

Verb

And while some don’t want to wait that long to have the chance of toppling Infantino, the current FIFA boss does have some support swimming in the sea of objectors.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The designation remained throughout the rule of his son Bashar al-Assad, who was toppled by rebels led by current President Ahmed al-Sharaa in December 2024.

— Reuters, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of topple

Verb

Maresca’s solution was to push Fernandez upfield into the left pocket and invert a full-back into deep midfield next to Caicedo, as well as slowing Chelsea’s possession play to keep the team more compact and better able to manage counter-attacks.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
That gap matters far more now that the premiums have compressed, and in many cases inverted.

— Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of invert

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In 1953, Castro and more than 100 others attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow dictator Fulgencio Batista.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
He was jailed for two years early in Tidjane Thiam’s life on charges of trying to overthrow the Ivoirian government, but was acquitted.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of overthrow

Verb

The captain of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a baby and her mother, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities said.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
The federal government will look to deport a man accused of illegally operating a boat that capsized in New York Harbor this month, killing a woman and her infant daughter.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of capsize

Verb

While the ban lasted only three weeks, both the number of weekly visits to the needle exchange and the number of naloxone kits distributed were lower than expected for at least the 20 weeks after the ban was overturned.

— Paul Christine, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
His acquittal was overturned and the case was merged with that relating to the coup attempt.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of overturn

Verb

Looming questions concerning its regulatory status and market integrity threaten to upend Kalshi’s business model, while mounting state and federal lawsuits suggest an eventual date with the Supreme Court.

— Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Middlemarch George Eliot’s unconventional Victorian novel upends expectations while crafting a complex portrait of family and individual life in fictional Middlemarch, North Loamshire.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026