Overcome

Pronunciation: /ˈoʊvərˌkʌm/

Overcome (verb)

  1. to successfully deal with a problem or difficulty
  2. to be strongly affected by an emotion
  3. to be unable to resist something physically strong

Examples

  • She managed to overcome the technical issues quickly.
  • They overcame the financial difficulties with careful planning.

Common collocations: overcome obstacles, overcome difficulties, overcome challenges, overcome with emotion, overcome by fear

Synonyms of Overcome

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Overcome

  • when discussing yielding to challenges
  • when discussing not achieving success