Synonyms of overage

overage 1 of 2

noun

ˈō-və-rij 

as in surplus

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed

several selectmen argued that the town's cash overage was significant enough to warrant a reduction of the residential property tax

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surplus
• excess
• overflow
• abundance
• sufficiency
• surplusage
• oversupply
• overabundance
• plus
• overplus
• surfeit
• fat
• overkill
• superabundance
• superfluity
• redundancy
• overmuch
• plethora
• plenty
• bounty
• bellyful
• overproduction
• profusion
• overstock
• plentitude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deficiency
• deficit
• insufficiency
• lack
• scarcity
• undersupply
• dearth
• want

overage

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adjective

variants also overaged

as in senior

Related Words

• senior
• older
• aging
• elderly
• over-the-hill
• geriatric
• senescent
• old
• aged
• unyoung
• senile
• octogenarian
• adult
• ancient
• septuagenarian
• doddering
• long-lived
• sexagenarian
• nonagenarian
• middle-aged
• decrepit
• centenarian
• superannuated
• retired
• anile
• spavined
• mature
• grown-up
• pensioned
• tottery
• patriarchal
• oldish
• matriarchal
• venerable

Dissimilar Words

• young
• youthful
• adolescent
• juvenile
• underage
• minor
• ageless
• immature
• youngish
• green
• puerile
• inexperienced
• raw
• preteen
• infantile
• childish
• childlike
• callow
• babyish
• infantine
• kiddish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overage

Noun

If the state collected more than $29 million each year, the overage was to be refunded to the casinos and licensed gaming companies. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026

Delta, for example, charges $100 if a bag is even one pound overweight (though some ticket agents have been known to generously look the other way if the overage isn’t excessive). — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026

Adjective

Undergraduate students taking over 16 credit hours will pay $75 per overage credit hour, while graduate students would pay $100 per hour over 12 credits. — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 28 May 2020

After promising 60 days without data caps and overage fees for all customers, Comcast has decided to extend the data-cap waiver until at least June 30. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 27 Apr. 2020