overspent

verb

past tense of overspend
as in depleted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspent
  1. depleted
  2. exhausted
  3. consumed
  4. spent
  5. splurged
  6. squandered
  7. wasted
  8. lost
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  • Yet despite all this effort, many high achievers report feeling mentally exhausted, creatively depleted and less productive than ever.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Months of fighting have left them severely depleted, likely for years, analysts say.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of depleted
Verb
  • Most professionals are exhausted from repetition rather than effort.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Both player exhausted their eligibility as seniors last season and went undrafted, but with the new ruling, could find their way back to Orlando.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Caffeine can still impact sleep when consumed 6 hours before bedtime.
    — Erin Hooker Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Research from 2014 shows that GLP-1 weight-loss signals can directly force the body to burn fat for heat, entirely independent of how much food is consumed.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • Praveen, a Hindu, spent his childhood in Jew Town, attending school with Hallegua's family members, eating Shabbat dinners, playing cricket near the synagogue.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And a pro-clean energy super PAC called the Invest In Tomorrow Coalition spent around $2 million to support Hatcher and oppose Ogles last month.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of spent
Verb
  • While shopping for purses, Cardi also splurged on a pair of red knee-high boots with gold heels.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • More than a quarter of the total audience splurged for premium large-format screenings that can carry steeper price tags.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 June 2026
Definition of splurged
Verb
  • Toronto squandered a sterling performance by Dylan Cease, who allowed two hits and struck out 10 in seven innings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • France had enough offensive firepower to potentially win the tournament, but Les Bleus lost to Spain in the semifinals and squandered their chance at reaching a third straight World Cup final.
    — Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of squandered
Verb
  • If the Phillies had any doubts about their unconventional deadline strategy, Arraez wasted little time easing them.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But to keep his business afloat, Drossos is meticulous about stocking meat items that won’t be wasted and partners with local growers to carry specialty Mexican herbs without cutting a profit to a middleman.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wasted
Verb
  • Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann made a convincing case for an unwieldy composition whose autographed score was given by Wagner's daughter-in-law, Winifried, to Hitler and lost in the destruction that ended World War II.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The date stood out to Browning, who’d lost thousands in anticipated shillings when 584 steerage and 253 second-class passengers chose drowning in a Canadian river over registering at one of his boarding houses near the port of Liverpool.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of lost
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“Overspent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspent. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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