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Overstep synonyms

ō'vər-stĕp'

To reach too far

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exceed (related)

To go or be beyond (a limit, limiting regulation, measure, etc.)

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To break (a law or agreement); fail to observe the terms of; violate

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To advance beyond proper or former limits:

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intrench

Alternative form of entrench.

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To commit an offense by violating a law, principle, or duty.

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To pass beyond the limits of (a category or conception, for instance):

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(Intransitive) To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.

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excess (related)

To eliminate the job or position of:

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To cease; come to an end

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be superior or better than some standard

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To put or place on the top of

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over-stepping (related)

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over-stepped (related)

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To assault (a person) sexually.

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meddle (related)

John Locke

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(Printing) To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.

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To be beyond the limit, powers, or capacity of; transcend:

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Find another word for overstep. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for overstep, like: overreach, exceed, infringe, encroach, intrench, transgress, transcend, trespass, excess, pass and go past.