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Synonyms for overwork

Most common

exploit overuse overdo

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make (someone or something) work too hard.

Related words

Word family
overtime

Forms

Past participle
overworked
e.g. overworked → overdone, overused, exploited…

Example sentences

  • exploit The country has resources, but can't exploit them.
  • overuse It's not a good idea to overuse memes when talking.
  • overdo You have to be very careful not to overdo things.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
overworksteady
exploitrising
overuserising
overdorising

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

By length

6 letters
overdo3
7 letters
exploit2, overuse3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (overdo3 = 3 syllables).

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