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overcomer Meaning & Definition

ˌō-vər-ˈkə-mər

What Does Overcomer Mean?

As a noun, overcomer means a person who overcomes something.

Quick Facts About Overcomer

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˌō-vər-ˈkə-mər/
Syllables4
Synonymsbeat, best and conquer
Antonymslose (to), fall and give up
Pluralovercomers

Overcomer Definition (Noun)

  1. a person who overcomes something : one who succeeds in dealing with or gaining control of some problem or difficulty

    … an advocate for women's rights, a voice for mental health awareness, an overcomer of drug addiction, a gracious celebrity … who refused to be defined by any one of those things … / Challenges may come from without (poverty, social discrimination) but also from within (procrastination, fear, aimlessness), and in her new book Kimball provides hundreds of resources that help students become overcomers, even activists.

Synonyms of Overcomer

Overcomer synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Overcomer

Overcomer in a Sentence

an overcomer of pain

… an advocate for women's rights, a voice for mental health awareness, an overcomer of drug addiction, a gracious celebrity … who refused to be defined by any one of those things …

Challenges may come from without (poverty, social discrimination) but also from within (procrastination, fear, aimlessness), and in her new book Kimball provides hundreds of resources that help students become overcomers, even activists.

the baseball team finally overcame their opponents in the 13th inning

already under stress, she was overcome by news of a death in the family

… an advocate for women's rights, a voice for mental health awareness, an overcomer of drug addiction, a gracious celebrity … who refused to be defined by any one of those things … / Challenges may come from without (poverty, social discrimination) but also from within (procrastination, fear, aimlessness), and in her new book Kimball provides hundreds of resources that help students become overcomers, even activists.

Word Forms & Grammar

over·com·ers

overcomer

overcomers

overcome

overcame

overcomes

overcoming

overcomer (plural overcomers)

Origin of Overcomer

From Middle English overcomere, equivalent to overcome +‎ -er.

First Known Use

14th century

How Do You Say Overcomer?

The standard pronunciation of overcomer is /ˌō-vər-ˈkə-mər/, spoken in 4 syllables, with the main stress on the third syllable (kə).

Frequently Asked Questions About Overcomer

What part of speech is overcomer?

Overcomer is a noun.

What is another word for overcomer?

Close synonyms of overcomer are beat, best and conquer. See the full list of overcomer synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of overcomer?

Words opposite in meaning to overcomer are lose (to), fall, give up and go down.

What is the plural of overcomer?

The plural of overcomer is overcomers.

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