OVERSPENDING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

overspending

verb

present participle of overspend

as in spending

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Verb

Both teams then got along just fine after practice with several players from each team spending time together.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
That said, the Inn itself is so cocooning that many guests end up spending far more time on the property than originally planned.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of spending

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Authorities were wary of depleting China’s supply and someday becoming dependent on imports, as the country is for oil and gas.

— GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Persistent overuse combined with a record-dry winter and rising temperatures have been depleting both Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of depleting

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In the central English town of Stourbridge, where a huge blaze started Thursday, TV footage showed the fires consuming houses, with many left without roofs as flames burned inside the charred walls.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
He is forbidden from having any contact with the victim, possessing any guns, and from possessing or consuming drugs or alcohol.

— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of consuming

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Pressman says splurging on one-time experiences like travel can be a way to enjoy some of that money without taking on additional ongoing expenses.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Closer to home, Liverpool have shown the pitfalls of an expensive facelift, splurging record sums on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak last summer only to free-fall from champions to a meek fifth-place finish.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of splurging

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Senior technology executive and business coach Leah Farmer points out that burnout isn’t always caused by overwork, and that effort without agency can be exhausting too.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
After exhausting all options, including selling their car and moving in with a relative, Esma makes the painful decision to wed Zara for the dowry.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausting

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The company then has to abandon the tool or build a custom system anyway, wasting much of the original work.

— Komninos Chatzipapas, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Skeptics say such psychic profilers do more harm than good by wasting police resources and exploiting grieving families.

— Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of wasting

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This year, though, with the Jays exiting a buy-and-sell deadline in danger of squandering their season, Kirk’s latest heater might be season-saving.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The Valkyries needed a big second half after squandering a double-digit lead late in the second quarter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of squandering

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Glen Gilzean, who left his Orange County post accused of misspending millions in taxpayer dollars, has been tapped as the new CEO of the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County.

— Alexa Coultoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Another is the surprising fact that no Florida law specifically prohibits public officials from misspending public funds on political advertising.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026

Definition of misspending

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