With groundwater levels dropping due to overuse, drought and climate change, the challenge to get enough water daily was becoming harder.
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Overuse
/ˌoʊvɚˈjuːz/
Synonyms for "overuse" (55 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (11)
Noun(9 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (27)
Noun(11 words)
overconsumeoverconsumptionoverindulgeovertaxingoverutilisationoverutilizeoverworkoverworkingoverworksresource depletionwater overuse
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
wasteful energy use
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesapplyconsumeconsumptiondevelopmentemployexploitationhealth care utilizationnatural resource useresource usetakeusageuseutiliseutilization
Showing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
12 entriesantibiotic overuseexcessive usagegroundwater overuseimaging overuseoverconsumptionoveruse of analgesicsoveruse of antibioticsoveruse of energyoveruse of pain relieversoveruse of prescription stimulantsoveruse of waterwater resource overuse
Collocations
10 entriesantibiotic overusedrug overuseexcessive useimaging overusemedical overuseoveruse injuryoveruse of antibioticsoveruse of resourcesoveruse of termsoveruse syndrome
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tendinopathy is a common overuse injury among athletes.
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Don't overuse exclamation marks.
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Be careful not to overuse nasal spray.
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Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.