overgrown

adjective

over·grown | \ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn

Definition of overgrown

: grown abnormally or excessively large dismissed him as an overgrown adolescent

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Synonyms & Antonyms for overgrown

Synonyms

green, grown, leafy, lush, luxuriant, verdant

Antonyms

barren, leafless

Examples of overgrown in a Sentence

The garden is overgrown with weeds. He acts like an overgrown child.

Recent Examples on the Web

Flamboyant sunglasses were exchanged for a beard that was at once overgrown and cultivated, somehow, a bevy of neck tattoos offering an optical illusion as to his facial hair's end point. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "David Beckham Channels Kurt Cobain With a Grunge Hair Moment in Paris," 17 Jan. 2018 Police shined flashlights around a lot filled with overgrown grass and weeds. — Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, "7 shot Thursday, including 4 in West Englewood attack," 22 June 2018 On its maiden voyage, the Ego plowed through the embarrassingly overgrown lawn that in some areas had grown to eight inches. — Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Next generation of homeowners go for greener yard tools," 6 July 2018 Small groups of tourists on a recent weekend braved muddy footpaths through overgrown lawns to chase foggy photographs and answers to the question: What happened to the village? — Washington Post, "Explore an abandoned Chinese village now engulfed by nature," 7 June 2018 Small groups of tourists on a recent weekend braved muddy footpaths through overgrown lawns to chase foggy photographs and answers to the question: What happened to the village? — Fox News, "Explore an abandoned Chinese village now engulfed by nature," 6 June 2018 Covered in gnarly graffiti, the park was then an apocalyptic collection of crumbling concrete, green water, and overgrown weeds. — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, "Sea-Arama in Galveston was an island attraction for decades," 11 July 2018 Despite a stronger grid, the storm knocked out power to 90 percent of customers, which FPL blames mostly on overgrown vegetation. — Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, "FPL opens Category 5 storm center in Davie — first in Broward," 21 June 2018 East end of the block nearest Cicero was dominated by an overgrown vacant lot. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Police: 16-year-old boy dies following West Side shooting," 25 Apr. 2018

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