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

Bilton, who seized the reins of the show as executive producer earlier this year, may not want to shake things up overmuch in a season debut. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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

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