OVERGROWN Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

overgrown

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn

Definition of overgrown

as in lush

covered with a thick, healthy natural growth the trail has become so overgrown that it is nearly impassable in spots

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Recent Examples of overgrown Over the course of an hour and a half, team members made their way to the victims and used machetes and chainsaws to clear the overgrown trails. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 Take a few extra minutes to tackle overgrown shrubs and trees. — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026 Dangerous or overgrown trees can threaten homes, cars, pedestrians and utility lines. — Vince Fattore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Maclellan Island is an overgrown wilderness of pine trees, pawpaw, and rivercane in the Tennessee River, across from downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overgrown

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During our stay, the work of Croatian artist Matej Vuković was on display, bringing pops of brightly colored clouds and unique shapes to the lush green landscape.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
There, an ominous cloud settled over Holden’s every word, with a stream of samples that made the beats feel textured and lush.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of lush

Adjective

Now in his second full season as a college starter at Notre Dame, Carr, a junior, plays quarterback like a grown man.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Related Stories But Markle is a grown woman with a family, and her mother reportedly respected her decision.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of grown

Adjective

Koo’s team has decades of experience making sushi, with the greenest employee boasting 15 years behind a sushi counter.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
At Compass Rose, the hotel’s grab-and-go counter for Cuban-style coffee and pastries, look for the hotel’s original 1939 green-glass front desk, where I was told there’s photographic evidence of Miami Vice’s Don Johnson leaning against it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of green

Adjective

The well-size main bedroom has leafy views and another decorative fireplace, although the person doing the listing’s photos has oddly chosen to hide it behind a bed; the second bedroom can easily handle a bunk-bed situation plus a sideboard.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026
Nearby, the leafy suburb of Veldhoven is now home to ASML, Europe’s most valuable company.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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