OVERSPEND Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

overspend

verb

Definition of overspend

as in to splurge

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Recent Examples of overspend Baby Boomers, who make unplanned buys, too, only overspend by $133. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 Your restlessness could tempt you to overindulge, overspend or seek validation, so check in with yourself first and foremost. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The play for Bowman would be waiting for other teams to overspend on mid-level free agents. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Kimberly Palmer, personal finance expert at NerdWallet, agrees that shopping without a meal plan is one of the easiest ways to overspend. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for overspend

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For those with a hankering for fine dining, head a few blocks north to MAASS and splurge on an intimate meal at its 14-seat Chef’s Counter.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
But, thankfully, there’s no need to splurge on a whole new routine.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of splurge

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Hochul's announcement came shortly after dozens of students and community members spent hours demanding transparency and accountability from university leaders at a forum sponsored by Cornell's student government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Earlier this year, César Alvarez spent far too much of their play The Potluck having their onstage avatar wiggle around on the hook of writing The Potluck.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of spend

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That means an e-reader can display a page for hours while consuming essentially no display power between updates.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
According to a new report on eating patterns in America by market research company Circana, nearly half of US adults are actively trying to consume more protein, from bars to whey powder to chicken breasts night after night.

— Emily Laurence Sardinha, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of consume

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And as this line starts moving across the page, this black band starts getting thinner and thinner as Napoleon’s army is getting depleted.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
Your team can end up sitting at their desks depleted, unable to access creative thinking or emotional regulation.

— Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of deplete

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There are some people who believe that new residents impoverish and take away from our quality of life and our schools.

— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026
At the same time, serving your nation shouldn’t impoverish you or prevent your spouse or children from having a career or saving for retirement.

— Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 5 May 2026

Definition of impoverish

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Unsurprisingly, Chinese researchers have predicted that the main urban pension fund covering some 500 million urban workers, retirees, and cadres will be exhausted by the mid-2030s.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
In June, the NCAA ruled the class of 2022 had exhausted their eligibility.

— PJ Green October 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhaust

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The Dodgers squandered home-field advantage and a chance to take control of the National League Division Series, losing 3-2 to the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium and evening the series.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
The Braves suffered a dreadful defeat Wednesday in Game 2 of the Wild Card series, squandering a late lead to lose 4-3 to the Phillies and force a winner-take-all Game 3.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of squander

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Shinn gave examples that will sound familiar to anyone who has wasted part of an afternoon on hold.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Spending heavily here is the most common way companies waste money on AI because there’s nothing underneath to make the spend productive.

— Shweta Gummidipudi, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of waste

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