overgrown

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn How to pronounce overgrown (audio)
Definition of overgrownnext
as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth the trail has become so overgrown that it is nearly impassable in spots

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Recent Examples of overgrown And there’s nothing wrong with a bench on a porch, picket fence, and overgrown grass, watching the world go by. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 Lands that are neither plantation nor agriculture, and that become overgrown through disuse, are known in Spain as monte. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 Investigators found the neighbor dead, lying face down in an overgrown patch of vegetation behind a chicken coop. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 31 July 2026 And Americans are supposed to be impressed by these overgrown children showing off their masculine prowess while failing at their basic adult responsibilities. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for overgrown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrown
  1. lush
  2. grown
  3. green
  4. dense
  5. leafy
Adjective
  • For travelers planning safari trips, Fairview Hotel Nairobi, Vignette Collection, offers a sophisticated pre and post-safari stay that combines heritage charm, lush tropical gardens and an immersive introduction to the culture and rhythm of Kenya.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Our lifestyle depicts a curly-haired young man in repose, draped in lush fabrics.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of lush
Adjective
  • Jacquees looks toward what’s next, reflecting the confidence and grown-man perspective behind his new era.
    — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The hard drive alone contained nearly 500 gigabytes of files and thousands of explicit videos and images of children, including one roughly nine-minute video of a toddler performing oral sex on a grown man, court documents show.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of grown
Adjective
  • The tiles have crisp white backgrounds with sharp-looking black, red, and green characters.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Then comes the ash and, sandwiched inside and just above it, two green films a few hundredths of a millimeter thick.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of green
Adjective
  • Elevated on an all-wood frame and ringed by tall evergreens, the home feels like a slice of Lake Tahoe in the middle of a dense suburb.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • They are being sculpted by intense radiation from nearby young stars, while new stars are forming inside the dense clouds.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of dense
Adjective
  • Hidden among the leafy lanes of Kardiani, the enchanting garden taverna of To Perivoli tis Kardianis captures the slower, greener side of Tinos.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The hallways are dressed in leafy wallpaper, and the bathroom’s green-and-cream checkerboard tiling feels like it was pulled right out of the Mackenzie-Childs catalogue.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of leafy

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