Synonyms for overuse

Most common

overwork · overexploit

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

underexploit, underuse, underexploitation

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.

2. n. 1

   excessive use

Forms

Past participle

overused
e.g. overused → overworked, overdriven, overexploited…

Example sentences

• overwork What with overwork and poor meals, she fell ill.

Popularity over time

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

By length

8 letters

overwork³

9 letters

overdrive³

11 letters

overexploit

15 letters

overutilization, overutilisation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (overwork³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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