overleaped

Bounded clear over

Overleaped is the past tense of overleap, meaning to leap over or across something: The horse overleaped the fence with ease.

It also means to skip past or omit: In his haste, he overleaped several important steps.

The word is literary and somewhat archaic; jumped over or skipped are more common in everyday speech.

jumping

bounded

Confined within limits

vaultedCurved overhead, or leaped
hurdledJumped over obstacles
sprangJumped or arose

jumped · cleared · hopped · skipped · leapfrogged · catapulted · launched

bypassed

skipped

Went past without stopping

missedFailed to reach
overlookedNot noticed or considered
neglectedNot given proper attention

omitted · passed over · ignored · circumvented · sidestepped · avoided · disregarded · glossed over · jumped ahead

surpassed

exceeded

Went past a limit

transcendedWent beyond usual limits
outstrippedExceeded or overtook
eclipsedSurpassed or obscured

outdone · surmounted · overtaken · outpaced · surpassed · bested · topped · prevailed · triumphed · excelled

overreached

overshot

Went too far

miscalculatedComputed incorrectly
overextendedBeyond sustainable capacity
oversteppedWent past acceptable limits

went too far · overestimated · misjudged

Opposites

movement/progress

overleapedlagged

Fell behind others

trailed · fell behind · followed · stayed behind · brought up the rear

precision of landing/reaching

overleapedfell short

Failed to reach goal

undershot · fell behind · lagged · trailed · lagged behind

precision of landing

overleapedhit the mark

Achieve intended result

Family

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