OVERSTAY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word overstay. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| outstay | verbv | |||||
verb • stay too long • surpass in staying power | ||||||
| endure | verbv | |||||
verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • face and withstand with courage • continue to live and avoid dying • undergo or be subjected to • last and be usable • persist for a specified period of time • continue to exist | ||||||
| exceed | verbv | |||||
verb • be greater in scope or size than some standard • be superior or better than some standard • be or do something to a greater degree | ||||||
| linger | verbv | |||||
verb • remain present although waning or gradually dying • be about a place without any apparent purpose • leave slowly and hesitantly • take one's time; proceed slowly • to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time | ||||||
| outlast | verbv | |||||
verb • live longer than | ||||||
| prolong | verbv | |||||
verb • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer • lengthen or extend in duration or space | ||||||
| remain | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • stay the same; remain in a certain state • continue in a place, position, or situation • be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc. • stay behind | ||||||
| stay | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||
noun • continuing or remaining in a place or state • the state of inactivity following an interruption • a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted • a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) • (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar verb • stay the same; remain in a certain state • stay put (in a certain place) • dwell • continue in a place, position, or situation • remain behind • stop or halt • stay behind • hang on during a trial of endurance • stop a judicial process • fasten with stays • overcome or allay | ||||||
| surpass | verbv | |||||
verb • distinguish oneself • be or do something to a greater degree • move past • be greater in scope or size than some standard | ||||||
| tarry | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||
adjective satellite • having the characteristics of pitch or tar verb • be about a place without any apparent purpose • leave slowly and hesitantly | ||||||
