Verb

• S: (v) overreach (fail by aiming too high or trying too hard)
• S: (v) outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent (beat through cleverness and wit) "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

Adjective

• S: (adj) overreaching, vaulting (revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights) "vaulting ambition"