Synonyms of overmuch

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adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈməch 

as in excessive

going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount

I think you put overmuch care into your personal appearance—get over yourself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excessive
• extreme
• steep
• extravagant
• insane
• undue
• infinite
• lavish
• inordinate
• immoderate
• endless
• exorbitant
• fancy
• intolerable
• overweening
• over-the-top
• baroque
• unmerciful
• plethoric
• unconscionable
• overdue
• devilish
• unbearable
• a bit much
• inappropriate
• stiff
• towering
• overextravagant
• boundless
• improper
• unseemly
• immeasurable
• limitless
• unwarranted
• unjustifiable
• thick
• unrestrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• moderate
• modest
• insufficient
• inadequate
• deficient
• middling
• minimal
• minimum
• temperate

overmuch

2 of 3

adverb

as in overly

beyond a normal or acceptable limit

you worry overmuch about what other people think

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overly
• too
• excessively
• unduly
• inordinately
• to death
• terribly
• intolerably
• with a vengeance
• exorbitantly
• extremely
• to a fault
• unacceptably
• unusually
• incredibly
• very
• devilishly
• exceptionally
• immoderately
• monstrously
• highly
• unreasonably
• considerably
• extra
• unbearably
• extravagantly
• intemperately
• significantly
• substantially
• remarkably
• obscenely
• super
• extensively
• exceedingly
• unconscionably
• extraordinarily
• inappropriately
• uncommonly
• improperly
• hugely
• singularly
• abnormally
• inexcusably
• especially
• astronomically
• greatly
• eminently
• extortionately
• deadly
• mightily
• freakishly
• uncustomarily
• whacking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insufficiently
• inadequately
• moderately
• reasonably
• modestly
• slightly
• scarcely
• acceptably
• just
• deficiently
• hardly
• marginally
• barely
• minimally
• temperately
• scantily
• meagerly

overmuch

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noun

ˈō-vər-ˌməch 

as in excess

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed

you must not expect an overmuch of gratitude from a very young child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excess
• surplus
• sufficiency
• abundance
• overflow
• overabundance
• surfeit
• surplusage
• superabundance
• superfluity
• overage
• overplus
• plus
• oversupply
• plenty
• overkill
• bellyful
• plethora
• fat
• bounty
• redundancy
• profusion
• plentitude
• overproduction
• overstock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deficiency
• insufficiency
• deficit
• lack
• scarcity
• dearth
• undersupply
• want

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overmuch

Adjective

Paeans to matters of the flesh — birthmarks, necks, genitals, odors, butt hair, the asymmetry of noses — accumulate thrilling details without worrying overmuch about expedience. — Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

That day, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers not to fret overmuch—Trump’s goal was merely to buy, not to attack, the island. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026

The earlier graffiti hadn’t seemed to bother them overmuch, but this? — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024

Austin Wintory’s original score is effective, but takes care not to intrude overmuch on the conceit of in-ya-face realism. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021

Or any of the dozens of other education buzzwords that people embrace, often without overmuch attention to the fine print. — Frederick Hess, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021

Meyer says consumers shouldn't worry overmuch about ham prices for the holidays. — Laura Reiley, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019

Meyer says consumers shouldn’t worry overmuch about ham prices for the holidays. — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2019

Adverb

But sometimes the people have exalted their dictators and have not cared overmuch about the rule of law. — Philip Zelikow, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017