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All overstep synonyms

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verb overstep

  • chisel in — to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
  • intrude — to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
  • leave behind — fail to bring
  • kibitzing — to act as a kibitzer.
  • outvie — to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
  • go one better — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
  • outmatch — to be superior to; surpass; outdo: The home team seems to have been completely outmatched by the visitors.
  • intermeddling — Present participle of intermeddle.
  • intercalate — to interpolate; interpose.
  • outpace — to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance: a company that has consistently outpaced the competition in sales.
  • breached — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
  • outrank — to have a higher rank than: A major outranks a captain in the army.
  • intercalated — to interpolate; interpose.
  • outpacing — Present participle of outpace.
  • outranked — Simple past tense and past participle of outrank.
  • infringe — to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress: to infringe a copyright; to infringe a rule.
  • outreach — to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
  • intermeddle — to take part in a matter, especially officiously; meddle.
  • outstep — Exceed.
  • disobey — Fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority).
  • breaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
  • encroach — Intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).
  • muscle in — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
  • infract — to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
  • infracted — to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
  • outgo — the act or process of going out: Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern.
  • contravene — To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule.
  • kibitz — to act as a kibitzer.
  • outrival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
  • exceed — Be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing).
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