overcome

Rise above obstacles

Overcome means to succeed against opposition or difficulty.

You overcome obstacles, fears, challenges, or adversity.

The word suggests struggle followed by victory: She overcame her shyness to become a public speaker.

To be overcome by emotion, heat, or fumes is to be overwhelmed or rendered helpless: He was overcome with grief.

Overcome alone often implies prevailing: We shall overcome.

conquer

defeat

Victory over another

crush · quell · suppress · prevail · triumph · trounce · rout · best · outmatch · outfight

adversity

resilience

Capacity to recover quickly

obstacle · struggle · recovery · survival · determination · fortitude · tenacity · grit · endurance · steadfastness

surmount

obstacle

Something blocking the way

difficulty · problem · impediment · opposition · resistance · odds · limitation · constraint · threshold · climb

triumph

victory

Defeating an opponent

glory · celebration · jubilation · elation · winning · champion · breakthrough · milestone · crowning · fulfillment

physical

exhaustion

State of utter depletion

  • fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
  • illnessState of poor health
  • injuryPhysical or psychological harm

pain · disability · weakness · strain · exertion · endurance · stamina · rehabilitation · therapy · recovery

emotion

fear

Emotional response to threat

  • anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
  • griefIntense sorrow from loss
  • traumaLasting psychological wound

depression · guilt · shame · doubt · healing · therapy · catharsis · forgiveness · acceptance · courage

overwhelm

flood

Overwhelming water overflow

inundate · seize · grip · swamp · deluge · drown · paralysis · helpless · stricken · seized

Categories
Opposites
success vs. failure in struggle

overcomesuccumb

Yield to pressure

fail · lose · fall · collapse · flunk

resistance vs. submission

overcomesurrender

Cease resistance, yield

yield · submit · capitulate · give in · give up

emotional state (being overcome by emotion)

overcomeunmoved

Not stirred physically/emotionally

unaffected · composed · indifferent · unbothered · unconcerned

Phrases
Family

overcompensate, overcomer, overcomers, overcompensated, overcompensates, overcompensation, overcompensating, overcoming, overcomes

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G