📏overreach

verb
/ˌoʊvərˈriːtʃ/

Meaning

to go beyond what is proper, acceptable, or achievable; to overextend

Example Sentences

The politician overreached by making promises he couldn't keep.

Example Expressions

overreach oneself

Synonyms

exceed, overextend, overdo, transgress, surpass

Antonyms

limit, restrain, underdo

Collocations

political overreach, overreach of power, overreach oneself, corporate overreach

Related Vocabularies

to attack suddenly; to search and seize
to make something clear by describing or giving details
to chase and kill animals for food or sport; to search for something carefully
to give someone greater knowledge or understanding about a subject or situation
to make smaller; to enter into a formal agreement
to cause someone to feel great embarrassment or shame

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