Antonyms of verb overshoot

1 of 2 senses of overshoot

Sense 1
overshoot -- (shoot beyond or over (a target))
       Antonym of undershoot (Sense 2)
      => undershoot -- (shoot short of or below (a target))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overshoot

2 senses of overshoot

Sense 1
overshoot -- (shoot beyond or over (a target))
       => miss -- (fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target")
       => blast, shoot -- (fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away")

Sense 2
overshoot -- (aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim")
       => draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for -- (have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal)

Antonyms of adj overshot

1 sense of overshot

Sense 1
overshot -- (having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; "an overshot jaw")

INDIRECT (VIA protrusive) -> intrusive -- (thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea")

Similarity of adj overshot

1 sense of overshot

Sense 1
overshot -- (having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; "an overshot jaw")
       => protrusive (vs. intrusive) -- (thrusting outward)

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