Synonyms for "overusing" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

exaggerateexhaustgo overboardgo to extremesgo too farknow no bounds

Strong matches (7)

overactoverdooveremphasisoveremphasizeoverexerciseoverexert

Verb(1 words)

overdrive

Related words (13)

overexploitationoverindulgeoverplayoverreactoverspendoverstrainovertaxstraintax

Noun(3 words)

overexploitationoverutilisationoverutilization

Verb(1 words)

overwork

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In academic writing, avoid overusing certain words.

Source: tatoeba (11543414)

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