OVERTAXED Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in overworked

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verb

past tense of overtax

as in overburdened

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Adjective

It’s guaranteed to leave a smooth, humidity-resistant finish that holds up on muggy days and adds a ton of shine to dull and overworked strands.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
Returning home allowed Mike to get up and walk without waiting hours for an overworked nurse to unplug a bunch of monitors, and to enjoy real food.

— Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of overworked

Verb

People not in those team meetings won’t know if the Panthers coaches overburdened their players.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Three midfielders did arrive, but there was an assumption Willock was going to leave, so that is part of the reason why Newcastle look overburdened in that area.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of overburdened

Adjective

McCarthy claimed the condition had compromised her body's ability to fight infections, leaving her physically and emotionally exhausted.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
After advancing to the Elite Eight last season for the first time under Ivey, the Irish lost their top six scorers behind Hidalgo, all but one to exhausted eligibility or professional basketball.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

Leaking roofs, unsanitary bathrooms, rodents, overloaded class schedules, lack of heating in colder months and a failing higher education admissions system only compounded the issue.

— Sarah Gidick, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
The employee who is marked as being overloaded and then is ignored will have even less faith in the system than someone who has never been measured.

— Adithyan RK, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of overloaded

Adjective

All of the supporting characters are shrewdly cast and realized, whether Aiello’s nervous but persistent promoter or the superb Meredith’s weary, knowing cornerman.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
But rather than spread panic, the fake messages appear to have had little impact on war-weary civilians – and instead began to generate some imaginative memes.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of weary

Verb

If billionaires are not going to change their behavior when taxed in such a fashion — in this case by leaving California — then there is no reason to not dun them next year in the same fashion and every year thereafter.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Kim has accommodated some of these economic changes; once prohibited, markets are now regulated and taxed by the state.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

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