overcome

overcome is a 8-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Overcome. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. past participle. of Overcome
2. transitive verb. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
3. transitive verb. To overflow; to surcharge.
4. transitive verb. To come or pass over; to spreads over.
5. intransitive verb. To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
6. verb. overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

   "Heart disease can get the best of us"

7. verb. win a victory over

   "You must overcome all difficulties"

   "defeat your enemies"

   Synonyms: defeat

8. verb. get on top of; deal with successfully

   "He overcame his shyness"

   Synonyms: master, subdue, surmount

9. verb. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

   Synonyms: overpower, overtake, overwhelm, whelm

Synonyms

defeat, master, subdue, surmount, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, whelm

Common word forms

overcomer, overcomes, overcoming

Words from these letters

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