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Overshoot synonyms

ō'vər-sho͝ot'
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overreach
To miss by reaching too far or attempting too much:
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  1. To miss by reaching too far or attempting too much:
  2. To reach or go too far.
  3. To get the better of by cunning or cheating; outwit
overdo
To do, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far:
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  1. To do, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far:
  2. To wear out the strength of; overtax.
  3. To do too much; go to extremes:
overact
To act (a dramatic role) with unnecessary exaggeration.
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  1. To act (a dramatic role) with unnecessary exaggeration.
  2. To act over and above what is required; overdo in acting.
  3. To act (a dramatic role) in an exaggerated way
Find another word for overshoot. In this page you can discover 7 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for overshoot, like: overreach, overdo, overact, exceed, wave-off, go around and undershoot.

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  • While this system could prove useful for female dogs, the lack of sides makes it possible for male dogs to overshoot the tray.

  • Some try too hard and overshoot that simple charm that makes these games what they are.

  • Does the head of the club tap the top of the ball or completely overshoot it?

  • Heeding the call of frustrated alarm setters everywhere, this clock generously provides the option to ease into reverse if you overshoot the correct hour or minute.

  • The NPL low drift etalon has extremely low overshoot and settles in a fraction of the time of conventional etalons.

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