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adjective

as in overworked

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verb

past tense of overtax
as in overburdened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtaxed
  1. overworked
  2. overburdened
  3. exhausted
  4. overloaded
  5. weary
  6. taxed
  7. drained
  8. hampered
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
  • Back home, though, his wife Chloe (Kristen Gutoskie) was eight months pregnant and exhausted.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Earlier this week, Curt Cignetti took a shot at the conference after the initial CFP rankings was overloaded with SEC teams.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of overloaded
Adjective
  • However, not everyone shared that sense of relief or the weary desire to move fully on from the war.
    — Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Written and directed by Sun Aoqian, the film stars Song Jia as a weary crematorium worker who accidentally mixes up two sets of funeral ashes.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of weary
Verb
  • One is to raise the rates at which wealthier homesteads, rentals, commercial properties and vacant land are taxed.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In his final debate, El-Sayed said the payroll tax cap should be removed and that Social Security benefits shouldn’t be taxed.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of taxed
Adjective
  • Next, let the butter melt and place the hot, drained ears of corn in the stockpot.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Feeling mentally drained or physically exhausted is something everyone experiences from time to time.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of drained
Verb
  • Along with declines at Showtime, the BET+ integration hampered total DTC growth by 6%.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026
  • In October too, Ukraine’s ability to use Starshield, a military-grade version of Elon Musk’s Starlink service that is critical to its military operations, was hampered when speed limits were imposed on the satellite terminals.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of hampered
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“Overtaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaxed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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