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Overarching vs Overreaching - What's the difference?

overarching | overreaching |

As verbs the difference between overarching and overreaching

is that overarching is present participle of lang=en while overreaching is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective overarching

is that forms an overhead arch.

As a noun overreaching is

deception.

overarching

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That forms an overhead arch
  • (by extension) all-embracing or overwhelming
    • The work attains narrative continuity, variety in its stories, and unity through the overarching idea of metamorphosis

    overreaching

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • deception
  • * 1786 , James Archer, Sermons on Various Moral and Religious Subjects
    • You cannot mention trade or business, for instance, but they will relate the frauds and overreachings by which such an one has acquired the wealth which he now possesses.