Synonyms for oversupply
- noun
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An excessive supply.
- v. 1
To supply more than is needed.
Forms
- Plural
- oversupplies → gluts, surfeits, excesses, superabundances…
- Past participle
- oversupplied
e.g. oversupplied → flooded…
Example sentences
- excess The load of the truck was in excess of three tons.
- glut There was a glut of cotton goods due to cheap imports.
- surfeit A surfeit of alternatives leads to a bad choice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| oversupply | falling | |
| excess | falling | |
| glut | falling | |
| surfeit | steady | |
| superabundance | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- glut1
- 5 letters
- flood1
- 6 letters
- excess2
- 7 letters
- surfeit2
- 9 letters
- overstock3
- 14 letters
- superabundance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excess2 = 2 syllables).