Begin
Overcome
Overcome verb - To achieve a victory over.
Begin and overcome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Begin" instead a verb "Overcome".
Nearby Word: overcoming
Common collocations
| control | begin control | overcome control |
Both words in one sentence
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It's very likely he knew to begin with (or at least suspected) that Leland's control of Zevo Toys would cause trouble that Leslie would have to face and overcome.
Source: Film / Toys -
Animation did begin to overcome this somewhat, with the success of more adult cartoons such as The Simpsons.
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Old enemies begin haunting Candi as visions when she cannot overcome her newfound bad reputation.
Source: Webcomic / Ciem Webcomic Series
Cite this Source
Overcome and Begin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/begin/overcome
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