OVERPLUS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

overplus

noun

ˈō-vər-ˌpləs

Definition of overplus

as in surplus

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed the store was stuck with an overplus of tie-ins for a movie that fizzled at the box office

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In addition, the county could use $5 million from its 2026 surplus funds to pay for a new rental assistance program for lower-income residents.

— Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Democrats framed their opposition around current budget woes, as the state surplus declines and lawmakers face difficult decisions about funding cuts.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

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In Lois Lowry’s dystopian novel The Giver, a world of human complexity has been flattened deliberately to remove the inconvenient excesses of emotion and feeling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
At the exact same time, young, upstart groups like the Ramones and the Clash were forming in response to the corporatization of rock, the bloated egos of its biggest stars, and the excesses of prog with the back-to-basics minimalism of punk.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

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