OVERTOPPING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

overtopping

verb

present participle of overtop

as in exceeding

to be greater, better, or stronger than a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude

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losing (to)

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Recent Examples of overtopping Additional steps to prevent the water from overtopping the dam. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 The 75-year-old levee had multiple failures in recent days, from seepage and water overtopping it to a partial collapse at one home, county officials said. — Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026 The most common reason levees fail is overtopping, when water from a river, stream or lake behind the levee flows over the top. — Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025 That fateful day, the dam collapsed, releasing a torrent of floodwater that swallowed thousands of homes in the area, ripping some off their foundations while leaving others severely damaged, and overtopping the Sanford Dam. — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

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For comparison, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, began mass-producing 7nm chips in 2018 and can achieve yields exceeding 90%, depending on factors including chip design and die size.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
As shown on the chart, the load curve in 2026 surged significantly in late June, briefly exceeding 125,000 megawatts.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceeding

Verb

Last year, the New York metro area’s tech workforce reached 394,300, surpassing the Bay Area’s 375,730, according to a report from CBRE.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Okta soared more than 20% after surpassing analyst expectations and reporting booming demand due to agentic AI.

— Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpassing

Verb

Wednesday’s topping-out ceremony, when a construction crew lifted the final structural beam into place, doesn’t change that.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Bitcoin has risen more than 20% over the past week, briefly topping $80,000 on Tuesday, after several months of weak trading volume and lackluster investor participation.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of topping

Verb

The deal for Savinho falls short of the package for Tonali, which could be worth £100m to Newcastle United, but would represent a record sale for Man City – eclipsing the £82m package that Atletico Madrid paid for Julian Alvarez in 2024.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Looking up with its left Mastcam-Z camera, Perseverance snapped this image of one of Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, partially eclipsing the sun.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of eclipsing

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