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overshoot has 2 distinct synonyms spread across 1 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is undershoot.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
shoot beyond or over (a target)
aim too high
“The plan overshoots its aim”
an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for overshoot come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.