OVERCHARGED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

overcharged

verb

past tense of overcharge

as in stung

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

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undercharged

as in overloaded

to fill or load to excess overcharged his thesis with long, fancy words

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Recent Examples of overcharged The investigation centered on $10 million connected to a $67 million settlement with Centene Corporation over allegations the company overcharged Florida's Medicaid program. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The White House has started sending $500 Obamacare refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans who the administration says were overcharged for their insurance. — Natalia Mittelstadt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Jackson County is nearing a massive settlement with more than 200,000 county homeowners who were overcharged on their property taxes. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 Centene, a Medicaid administrator, overcharged Florida by $67 million. — Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 What the disagreement was about Auditors for the city of Atlanta said the transit agency overcharged for enhanced bus service and owed the city $70 million from a fund to pay for new MARTA projects. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Marathon paid the additional amount, while arguing that they were being overcharged and taxed for business that did not occur in Carson, but rather in other jurisdictions. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 In 2024, the El Dorado County grand jury found that the district had overcharged the public in fees was irresponsibly holding large cash reserves without funding improvements. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The motion also claims both sets of prosecutors overcharged him. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

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All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The loss to Ole Miss three weeks ago stung, but was not unexpected.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of stung

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In late September, a similar vessel that was also overloaded capsized in the Mona Passage, killing three people.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
As astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin neared the moon's surface in their lunar module, an error overloaded the onboard computer's processing unit.

— Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of overloaded

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Insurance carriers are often able to negotiate a better rate for the tow, if he was indeed getting gouged.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The Colts were gouged on the ground by the Lamar Jackson/Derrick Henry tandem and the Chiefs can exploit that with Patrick Mahomes/Kenneth Walker III.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of gouged

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Officers then cuffed the youngster as he was loaded into an ambulance and hospitalized for a fractured femur and a nasty bruise on his head, according to the lawsuit, which was filed by the teen’s dad, Mahmoud Saleh, in Brooklyn Federal Court.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Each assembly keeps its own filament loaded, ready for the next time it's needed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of loaded

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People not in those team meetings won’t know if the Panthers coaches overburdened their players.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Three midfielders did arrive, but there was an assumption Willock was going to leave, so that is part of the reason why Newcastle look overburdened in that area.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of overburdened

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As Gabe yells that Morgan cheated and broke up the family, a grin starts to spread across Nick’s and Serena’s faces.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
The Dubas front office cheated for offence in a sense too, deciding to buck the trend by building from centre ice backwards and not drafting/developing top d-men.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

After the Longhorns stuffed Jadan Baugh for a 2-yard loss plays later, Jones sold a fake, rolled out and connected with tight end Lacota Dippre for a 7-yard score.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Miami stopped on fourth down again Canes stuffed on fourth down for a second consecutive drive.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

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