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OVERGROW Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word overgrow. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word overgrow. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for OVERGROW

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choke
verbv
noun

• a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

• a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

verb

• breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

• be too tight; rub or press

• wring the neck of

• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

• fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

• check or slow down the action or effect of

• become or cause to become obstructed

• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

• become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

• suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• reduce the air supply

• cause to retch or choke

expand
verbv
verb

• extend in one or more directions

• become larger in size or volume or quantity

• make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

• grow vigorously

• exaggerate or make bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• expand the influence of

fill
verbv
noun

• a quantity sufficient to satisfy

• any material that fills a space or container

verb

• make full, also in a metaphorical sense

• become full

• occupy the whole of

• assume, as of positions or roles

• fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction

• appoint someone to (a position or a job)

• eat until one is sated

• fill to satisfaction

• plug with a substance

flourish
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a showy gesture

• an ornamental embellishment in writing

• a display of ornamental speech or language

• the act of waving

• (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

verb

• grow vigorously

• make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

• move or swing back and forth

multiply
verbv
adverb

• in several ways; in a multiple manner

verb

• combine by multiplication

• combine or increase by multiplication

• make multiple copies of

• have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

• have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

overcrowd
verbv
verb

• cause to crowd together too much

• crowd together too much

overpopulate
verbv
verb

• cause to have too great a population

overrun
verb, nounv, n
noun

• too much production or more than expected

verb

• invade in great numbers

• occupy in large numbers or live on a host

• flow or run over (a limit or brim)

• seize the position of and defeat

• run beyond or past

proliferate
verbv
verb

• grow rapidly

• cause to grow or increase rapidly

swarm
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a moving crowd

• a group of many things in the air or on the ground

verb

• be teeming, be abuzz

• move in large numbers

grow over
verbv
verb

• grow beyond or across

Best Hypernyms For OVERGROW

Here is a list of related hypernyms for overgrow, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
exceed grow surpass transcend turn
Phrases (1)
change state

Alternatives for CHOKE

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