Synonyms for overstrain

Most common

exaggerate · overextend

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.

Forms

Past participle

overstrained
e.g. overstrained → exaggerated, overextended…

Example sentences

• exaggerate She seems to have a tendency to exaggerate things.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

10 letters

exaggerate⁴, overextend⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exaggerate⁴ = 4 syllables).