as in overworked
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtaxed
Adjective
-
Why does almost every punch line feel overworked and underdeveloped?—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026 -
After Raymond wrapped, Heaton joined actor Kelsey Grammer on Fox's Back to You before finding a new home on the small screen as an overworked mom on ABC's The Middle, which also lasted nine seasons, from 2009 to 2018.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Verb
-
But those customs brokers are overburdened now with such requests, and many have told their clients to create their own accounts and pursue the refunds themselves.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
-
Already, the department is overburdened, leaving the responsibility for handling many attacks by wolves and other predators to local law enforcement, said David Bess, a retired chief of CDFW’s enforcement division.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
International cave-diving teams are navigating jagged, zero-visibility passages while weighing whether to guide the exhausted, untrained villagers underwater or wait for receding floodwaters, echoing dilemmas from Thailand’s 2018 cave rescue.—
Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
-
Rice looked exhausted a few weeks back but returned to form as the season reached its climax.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
-
If the busyness of nearby midtown has your senses overloaded, stroll uptown instead to enjoy the charming, slower-moving streets of the UWS.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
-
More often, their organizations are overloaded with information, but starving for clarity.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
-
Friday afternoon — as lines of weary travelers stretched from Amtrak’s customer service desk — dozens of Amtrak workers, clad in hard-hats and high-viz vests, could be seen from the western end of Platform 6.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026
-
While Jack wants to sit in the pain of losing his best friend, Kate is weary from the weight of his emotions and desperate to find some levity again.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Verb
-
While bonds offer interest income that’s taxed as ordinary income – a rate of up to 37% -- preferred may pay income that’s treated as a qualified dividend and subject to a rate of 0%,15% or 20%, depending on the investors’ taxable income.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
-
Some withdrawals could still be taxed at the state level, however.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Adjective
-
Images of the shelter slipped the Russian choke hold to appear on the world’s screens—intact and unbowed amid the rubble, like a temple time-transported from some more ancient siege, the faces of those within drained but resolute.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
-
Increase heat to medium, add drained pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and clings to pasta, about 2 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
But like Hulst, he was also hampered by injuries.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
-
Clark is finally at full strength again after, hampered by a groin injury, played in only 13 games a year ago.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Overtaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaxed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
