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Antonyms for overset
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb oh-ver-set; noun oh-ver-set |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈsɛt; noun ˈoʊ vərˌsɛt |
Definition of overset
- As in reverse : verb cancel, change
- As in tip : verb knock over; cause to lean
- As in upset : verb disorder; knock over
- Character is centrality, the impossibility of being displaced or overset.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "I have said already that we'll overset it with our hands," Grey answered.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- Manuel, with great suavity, had overset the former and defied the latter.
- Extract from : « Plotting in Pirate Seas » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
- He rushed into the centre of it, and overset the bride in her gilded wagon.
- Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
- The rockers must be pointed and have plenty of circle so it would not overset easily.
- Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
- Papa would not overset the overseer's decision about the prayer-meetings.
- Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell
- She was not in the least afraid of a break down or an overset.
- Extract from : « The Ghost Girl » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
- It so happened that my cane, in springing, overset the pitcher, but did not break it.
- Extract from : « The Looking-Glass for the Mind » by M. Berquin
- The ship had overset in one of the sudden squalls to which these seas are liable.
- Extract from : « Hurricane Hurry » by W.H.G. Kingston
- But it is too much to overset a narrative and call it a historical play.'
- Extract from : « The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by John Morley
Synonyms for overset
- alter
- annul
- backpedal
- backtrack
- bend
- cant
- capsize
- careen
- change
- convert
- countermand
- declare null and void
- derange
- disarray
- dismantle
- disorganize
- disturb
- double back
- dump
- empty
- flip-flop
- heel
- incline
- invalidate
- invert
- jumble
- keel over
- lean
- lift
- list
- mess up
- mix up
- modify
- muddle
- negate
- nullify
- overrule
- overset
- overthrow
- overturn
- pitch
- pour
- put out of order
- quash
- recall
- recline
- renege
- repeal
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- revoke
- rummage
- set aside
- shift
- slant
- slope
- spill
- spoil
- subvert
- tilt
- tip over
- topple
- topple over
- tumble
- turn
- turn around
- turn inside-out
- turn over
- turn the tables
- turn topsy-turvy
- turn upside-down
- undo
- unload
- unsettle
- upend
- upset
- upturn
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