overran
Swarmed in numbers
Overran is the past tense of overrun.
To overrun is to spread over and occupy by force or in overwhelming numbers: Enemy forces overran the outpost.
Pests or weeds overrun a garden when they take it over.
A project overruns its budget or schedule when it exceeds planned limits.
Something that overruns a boundary spills past it.
Defeated and took control
- occupiedCurrently in use
- stormedRushed in forcefully
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
swarmed · infiltrated · breached · penetrated · encroached · annexed · pillaged · plundered
Overwhelmed by quantity
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- overflowedExceeded container's limits
- submergedBelow water's surface
deluged · awash · spillover · floodwaters · breached · burst · waterlogged · overwhelmed
Gathered in overwhelming numbers
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- teemingAbundantly full of
- plaguedPersistently afflicted
- infestationPest takeover situation
rodents · vermin · insects · pests · locusts · termites · weeds · kudzu
Defeated by sheer volume
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- floodedCovered with water
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
deluge · influx · onslaught · barrage · torrent · cascade · wave · rush
Went past or beyond
- outstrippedExceeded or overtook
- outpacedExceeded in speed
- overshotWent too far
- oversteppedWent past acceptable limits
overreached · overextended · exceeded · outran · overspent · overbudget · overtime · overdue
conquered
Defeated and took control
besieged · swarmed · infiltrated · breached · penetrated · encroached · annexed · pillaged · plundered · raided
inundated
Overwhelmed by quantity
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- overflowedExceeded container's limits
submerged · deluged · awash · spillover · floodwaters · breached · burst · waterlogged · overwhelmed · saturated
swarmed
Gathered in overwhelming numbers
infestation · rodents · vermin · insects · pests · locusts · termites · weeds · kudzu · invasive
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
avalanche · deluge · influx · onslaught · barrage · torrent · cascade · wave · rush · overloaded
surpassed
Went past or beyond
- outstrippedExceeded or overtook
- outpacedExceeded in speed
- overshotWent too far
overstepped · overreached · overextended · exceeded · outran · overspent · overbudget · overtime · overdue · overdrawn
- cost overrunsSpending beyond planned amounts
- budget overrunExceeding planned expenditure