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Overstep vs Surpass - What's the difference?

overstep | surpass |

Surpass is a synonym of overstep.



In transitive terms the difference between overstep and surpass

is that overstep is to go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions while surpass is to go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.

overstep

English

Verb

  • To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
    • That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.
    * (English Citations of "overstep")

    Derived terms

    * overstep the mark

    Anagrams

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    surpass

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.
    • The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.
    The heavy rains threatened to surpass the capabilities of the levee, endangering the town on the other side.
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    • , title= , chapter=2 citation , passage=“Two or three months more went by?; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest. […]”}}

    See also

    * exceed * excel * outdo * outstrip

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