The addict died from a drug overdose.
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Overdose
/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/
Synonyms for "overdose" (130 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (39)
draughtsmandraughtydroppingdrug packetembarras de richessesengorgeengulfenougheruptextravaganceextravagancyfeverfillfill upfixfloodflood the marketgetglutgo into shock
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gorgehitinjectioninundateinundationjadelandslidelavishnessmainliningmoney to burnmore than enoughnarcotic shotodoverabundanceoveraccumulation
Verb(1 words)
o.d.
Related words (65)
overbounteousnessovercopiousnessoverequipoverfeedoverfilloverfurnishovergorgeoverlavishoverlavishnessoverluxurianceovermeasureovermuchnessovernumerousnessoverplentifulnessoverplentyoverpopulationoverprofusionoverprovenderoverprovideoverprovision
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oversaturateoverselloverstockoverstuffoversufficiencyoversupplyoverwhelmpallplentyplethorapoppingportionpotionprodigalityredundancyrun a temperaturesatesatiatesatisfysaturateshotsickensickenerskin poppingskin-poppingslakespatestuffsuperabundancesuperfluxsupersaturatesurfeitsurfeitersurplusswamptaketake illwarmed-over cabbagewhelm
Verb(1 words)
Noun(5 words)
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9 entriesacetaminophen overdosecaffeine overdosedrug overdoseheroin overdoseinsulin overdoseoverdose of caffeineoverdose of informationoverdose of praisepill overdose
Collocations
9 entriesaccidental overdoseacetaminophen overdosecaffeine overdosedrug overdosefatal overdoseintentional overdoseoverdose deathoverdose treatmentoverdose victim
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Dalida died from an overdose of sleeping pills.
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I was flabbergasted to hear that she died of a drug overdose. She always seemed like such a straight arrow to me.
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Tom took an overdose of sleeping pills.
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