OVERKILLS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

overkills

noun

plural of overkill

as in excesses

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed the song already borders on the maudlin—the addition of a syrupy string accompaniment would just be overkill

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Noun

In recent years, officials in cities such as San Francisco and Philadelphia have moved to rein in the excesses of harm-reduction policies.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Take Derrida, whose brand of deconstruction came to stand for both the grandest insights and worst excesses of theory.

— Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of excesses

Noun

Lamont’s chief fiscal focus since 2020 has been on channeling $11 billion in surpluses — forced by aggressive savings rules — to whittle down a hefty pension debt created over seven decades prior to 2011.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Social Security is primarily funded through payroll tax revenue and can supplement its benefit payments through its trust funds, which hold previous surpluses plus interest.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Definition of surpluses

Noun

Weeks after overflows from Atlanta’s sewer tunnels contributed to the deaths of thousands of fish on the Chattahoochee River, the city’s Department of Watershed Management says its investigating another fish kill on a different river.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
As Connecticut’s climate changes, more frequent and intense storms have lead to more overflows.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026

Definition of overflows

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Researchers detected high abundances of sodium, likely from icy brines within the original asteroid.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Some samples from Jilin showed particularly high abundances of heavy rare earth elements compared to neighboring regions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026

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