Overdrive

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdɹaɪv/

Synonyms for "overdrive" (83 found)

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Closest matches (17)

automatic transmissionburdenbusycarry too farcogwheeldifferentialdifferential geardriveexaggerateexhaust
Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (25)

fagfreewheelgeargear traingearboxgearinggearshiftgearwheelgo overboardgo to extremesgo too farhighhydromaticintermediatekeep busyknow no boundslowneutraloppressoveract
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Noun(3 words)

Related words (41)

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More general

22 entries

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More specific

15 entries
gear ratiohard clippinghigh energyintense effortload balancingoveraccelerateoverboostoverclockoverclockingoverspeedovervoltageparallelizationsoft clippingthroughput optimizationtop gear

Collocations

12 entries
analog overdriveengine in overdrivego into overdriveguitar overdrivein overdriveoverdrive circuitoverdrive conditionoverdrive modeoverdrive pedaloverdrive the engineoverdrive tonetube overdrive

Inflections

4 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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Maximum overdrive.

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Tom's hyperactive imagination went into overdrive.

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The revolution kicked into overdrive.

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Tom's incendiary speech kicked the revolution into overdrive.

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