100 Other Words for “Overcome”

100 Other Words for

No. Term Definition
1. Accomplish Achieve despite difficulty.
2. Achieve Reach a desired result.
3. Address Deal with a problem.
4. Advance Move forward past obstacles.
5. Ameliorate Make a situation better.
6. Answer Respond effectively to a challenge.
7. Avert Prevent something harmful.
8. Beat Defeat an opponent or obstacle.
9. Best Surpass in competition.
10. Bounce back Recover after a setback.
11. Break through Penetrate resistance; succeed suddenly.
12. Bridle Control or restrain.
13. Bypass Go around an obstacle.
14. Calm Reduce agitation or turmoil.
15. Cap Put a limit on.
16. Carry off Succeed in doing something.
17. Clear Remove an obstruction.
18. Conquer Win control after struggle.
19. Contain Keep within limits.
20. Control Direct and manage effectively.
21. Cope Manage difficulties adequately.
22. Counter Act against; offset.
23. Crack Solve or break through.
24. Curb Restrain or keep in check.
25. Defeat Win against an adversary.
26. Deter Discourage from acting.
27. Disarm Remove the power to harm.
28. Dispatch Deal with quickly and efficiently.
29. Dodge Avoid by quick movement.
30. Dominate Gain mastery over.
31. Eclipse Outshine; surpass completely.
32. Elude Escape from; avoid capture.
33. Endure Suffer patiently; last through.
34. Escape Get free from confinement.
35. Evade Avoid by cleverness.
36. Exceed Go beyond a limit.
37. Excel Be exceptionally good at.
38. Exorcise Drive out something unwanted.
39. Extinguish Put an end to.
40. Fend off Ward away an attack.
41. Fight off Resist and repel.
42. Finish Bring to completion.
43. Fix Repair or resolve.
44. Foil Prevent a plan succeeding.
45. Force through Make happen despite resistance.
46. Fulfill Carry out successfully.
47. Get past Move beyond an obstruction.
48. Get through Complete despite hardship.
49. Grapple with Struggle to deal with.
50. Handle Manage a situation competently.
51. Heal Recover from injury or hurt.
52. Hold down Keep under control.
53. Hold off Delay or resist temporarily.
54. Hurdle Clear an obstacle.
55. Improve Make better in quality.
56. Inhibit Hold back; restrain.
57. Intercept Stop or catch before arrival.
58. Invalidate Render ineffective or void.
59. Jump-start Restart progress quickly.
60. Knock out Eliminate from contention.
61. Leverage Use advantage to succeed.
62. Liberate Free from restriction.
63. Master Gain complete control of.
64. Meet Face and deal with.
65. Mend Fix; make whole again.
66. Mitigate Make less severe.
67. Neutralize Make harmless or ineffective.
68. Nullify Cancel the effect of.
69. Obliterate Destroy completely.
70. Offset Counterbalance; compensate for.
71. Outdo Surpass someone’s performance.
72. Outlast Last longer than.
73. Outmaneuver Gain advantage by strategy.
74. Outrun Run faster; escape.
75. Outsmart Defeat by cleverness.
76. Outstrip Exceed; leave behind.
77. Overawe Intimidate into submission.
78. Override Overrule; take precedence over.
79. Overrule Reject a decision or objection.
80. Overtake Catch up and pass.
81. Overthrow Remove from power.
82. Overturn Reverse a decision or result.
83. Persevere Persist despite setbacks.
84. Prevail Win; prove stronger.
85. Proceed Continue onward.
86. Pull through Survive and recover.
87. Quash Suppress or put down.
88. Rebound Recover quickly after trouble.
89. Recover Return to normal health or strength.
90. Rectify Put right; correct.
91. Redeem Make up for; atone.
92. Reduce Make smaller or less.
93. Repel Drive back an attack.
94. Resolve Find a solution.
95. Rout Defeat decisively.
96. Ruin Destroy or spoil completely.
97. Sail through Succeed with little difficulty.
98. Shake off Get rid of something.
99. Smother Suppress completely.
100. Solve Find the answer to.