Synonyms of overproduction

overproduction

noun

as in surplus

the act of producing more of something than is needed or wanted

The overproduction of oil caused the fuel companies to lower their prices.

Heartburn can be caused by the overproduction of stomach acid.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of overproduction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This condition causes the overproduction of cortisol, a hormone that plays an important role in how the body responds to stress. —Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Aug. 2024

Graves’ disease is a disorder of the immune system that causes an overproduction of hormones in the thyroid. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024

Before the earnings report, a scholar at the Council on Foreign Relations pointed to China’s cutthroat e-commerce sector as a symptom of Beijing’s economic policies that lead to chronic overproduction. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2024

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition that may cause inflammation of the thyroid (called thyroiditis) and hyperthyroidism from overproduction of thyroid hormone, says Jennifer Braemar Ogilvie, MD, the chief of endocrine surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. —Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2024