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 Pinder’s attorney, Justin Beckham, previously told the Herald that his client was ‘grossly overcharged,’ without providing any more information. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 One of the biggest is the potential for being overcharged by service providers. — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Cobalt supply chains are plagued by unethical mining practices in remote regions worldwide, and the material itself poses a notable safety hazard due to its tendency to catch fire or short-circuit when overcharged. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026 The risk comes when a battery is crushed, overcharged or overheated. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 The tenants estimated that they were overcharged by $50,000 to $100,000. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026 The jury found that fans were overcharged for tickets as a direct result of this monopoly, paying higher fees for their tickets. — Letitia James, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026 On Wednesday, a New York federal jury found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally operated as a monopoly and overcharged fans. — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026 If consumers were to get overcharged, the measure would require insurance companies to issue a rebate. — Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

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The lionfish's poisonous spikes can badly hurt anyone who’s stung.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Well, there was also the difference of Sale’s dominance after the Padres stung him.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2026

Definition of stung

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The plane was also overloaded by about 1,000 pounds for flying into icing conditions, the NTSB found.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Another error is confusing dependability with unlimited availability, leading to burnout when reliable employees are constantly overloaded with last-minute or after-hours requests.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of overloaded

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Trump recently posted on his Truth Social account that big oil companies were not dropping gas prices fast enough, and that Americans were being gouged.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
The bullets shattered nine panes of glass, their wooden framework gouged by bullet fragments.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

Definition of gouged

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Tolle allowed two runs, both on a homer from Teoscar Hernández, but stranded the bases loaded in an impressive second inning.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
By the time all was said and done, Prielipp had walked three, including one with the bases loaded, and had thrown 35 pitches.

— Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of loaded

Verb

The Legislature has repeatedly rejected stiffer criminal penalties for wayward operators and stymied efforts to let cities or counties pick up enforcement slack when state inspectors are overburdened.

— Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
But those customs brokers are overburdened now with such requests, and many have told their clients to create their own accounts and pursue the refunds themselves.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of overburdened

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The 21-year-old is being held on charges of murder after 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s decomposing body was found stuffed in the front trunk of his Tesla on September 8, 2025.

— Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Orlando residents objected to the city’s first parking meters in 1939 — the nickel-per-hour coin slots were stuffed with chewing gum in protest — and those meters didn’t last a year.

— Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

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