Synonyms of overshot

overshot

verb

past tense of overshoot

as in exceeded

to go beyond the limit of

don't worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceeded
• surpassed
• overstepped
• overran
• overreached
• transcended
• outran
• overpassed
• broke
• invaded
• outreached
• encroached
• entrenched
• infringed
• trespassed
• overdid
• overused
• overworked
• overutilized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overshot

The jet, traveling from San Juan, Puerto Rico, overshot the runway, killing five people and injuring another five. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Pineda was one of five people killed when the Amazon cargo plane, operated by 21 Air, overshot the runway and struck a work van eight days ago. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Investigators have not determined the cause of the crash, which killed five people and injured five others after Amazon Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-33A operated by 21 Air LLC, overshot the runway and struck two vehicles. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

The widow of one of the five men killed over Labor Day weekend when an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Wednesday. — Brady Dennis, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026

The Boeing 767-300, operated by 21 Air as Prime Air Flight 7598, overshot the runway and burst into flames on Sunday, killing at least five people and shutting down the airport's runways. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Boutte’s only targets came courtesy of DeVito, who overshot him in the end zone and ripped a short curl-route completion to him in front of undrafted rookie corner Channing Canada. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026

But the team failed to advance to the second round after its rocket overshot the target height of 730 feet, reaching a peak of 830 feet, according to Del Norte team Vice President Hithin Pulamarasetty, who was among the four members who went to the National Finals. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026

Both days had overshot an earlier record in 2024. — Rajesh Kumar Singh, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026