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overcharge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of overcharge

1 to charge (someone) too much for goods or services

  • I think that store may have overcharged us for the shoes, which were supposed to be on sale
Synonyms of overcharge

gouge, soak, sting, surcharge
Words Related to overcharge

cheat, defraud, stick

clip, fleece, skin

mischarge
Antonyms of overcharge

undercharge

2 to fill or load to excess

  • overcharged his thesis with long, fancy words
Synonyms of overcharge

overburden, overfill, overload
Words Related to overcharge

stuff

burden, charge, encumber, lade, laden, load, lumber, saddle, weigh down, weight
Near Antonyms of overcharge

lighten, unburden, unload

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