- overreach
- v1. overshoot, overextend, extend beyond, exceed; outstretch, outreach; overdo, overexert.2. overleap, be hoisted by one's own petard, be caught in one's own trap, defeat one's own purpose, cut one's own throat; have one's plans backfire or boomerang, bite off more than one can chew, overestimate one's ability.3. outwit, outsmart, outfox, outjockey, outflank, outmaneuver, outplay; get the better of, best, worst, make a fool of, Sl. make a sucker of; cheat, cozen, Sl. con, trick, gull, hoodwink; swindle, defraud, Sl. beat, bilk, gyp, Sl. sucker, Sl. take, Sl. do; deceive, fool, delude, beguile, humbug, Sl. rope in; victimize, Inf. diddle, dupe, Inf. flimflam; betray, Inf. double-cross.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.