Synonyms for "overcompensate" (5 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (1)

Verb(1 words)

compensate

Strong matches (2)

cover

Verb(1 words)

cover

Related words (2)

over correct

Verb(1 words)

over-correct

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

9 entries

compensatecorrectcounterbalanceeven offeven outeven upmake upredressright

Synonyms

2 entries

coverover correct

Related terms

2 entries

overcompensationovercompensatory

derived

2 entries

overcompensatinglyovercompensator

derived from

1 entries

compensate

related to

9 entries

compensatecompensationexcessivelackovercomeovercompensationovercompensatorypayreward

similar

3 entries

coverinsureunderwrite

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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Finnish

1 entries

• maksaa liikaa verb (to provide with excessive pay or reward)

French

1 entries

• surcompenser verb (to do an excessive amount in one area to overcome a perceived lack in another area)

Hungarian

1 entries

• túlkompenzál verb (to do an excessive amount in one area to overcome a perceived lack in another area)

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