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overstepped Meaning & Definition

Phonetic codes: OW1 V ER0 S T EH0 P T

What Does Overstepped Mean?

Overstepped is used as a verb meaning simple past and past participle of overstep.

Overstepped Definition (Verb)

  1. simple past and past participle of overstep

Verb

  1. 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.

  2. To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
  3. To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.

Synonyms of Overstepped

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Antonyms of Overstepped

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Overstepped in a Sentence

That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.

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