Definition of OVERTAKING

overtaking

Plural: overtakings

Noun

  • going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
  • The act by which one thing overtakes another.

Verb

  • catch up with and possibly overtake
  • travel past
  • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • present participle and gerund of overtake

Synonyms

catch, catch up with, overcome, overhaul, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, pass, passing, sweep over, whelm

Antonyms

undertaking

Scrabble Score: 18

overtaking: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
overtaking: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overtaking: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

overtaking: valid Words With Friends Word