OVERWORK Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

overwork

verb

Definition of overwork

as in to overdo

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as in to exert

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Recent Examples of overwork Gripping something too hard can overwork your forearm muscles as well. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Teachers, nurses and doctors across the country regularly sound alarms about being overworked and underfunded, and many end up leaving their public jobs in frustration at impossible conditions. — Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026 Plenty of gossip also leaked out from behind the scenes — rumors that the actors were overworked, and that Levinson’s constant and last-minute script changes cost time and money and drove some of them to the verge of quitting. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026 My brand is geared toward a consumer who appreciates individuality and quality but doesn’t want anything too loud or overworked, even the larger pieces are relatively understated which allows the stones to shine. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for overwork

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Experts say to avoid washing darks with linty fabrics, overdoing the detergent and using the heavy-duty wash cycle, among other tips.

— Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Work within the context of your activity’s demands without overdoing it.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of overdo

Verb

Within this region are two major neural pathways, known as the direct and indirect pathways, which appear to exert opposing influences over which actions are expressed.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
But Warren Jeffs remains acknowledged as the current living prophet by his followers, and reports suggest that Jeffs continues to exert significant influence over his community even after his incarceration.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of exert

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There are a handful of very effective jump scares, especially early on, but Cregger wisely doesn’t overuse them.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
But 1984 is continuously overused by fans as evidence of what the program can achieve.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of overuse

Verb

After 10 weekly sessions at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, class attendees are encouraged to continue exercising at home or in a local gym.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Interestingly, participants who napped reported feeling significantly less fatigued afterward, while those who exercised reported similar levels of fatigue as the control group.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of exercise

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The Special Criminal Court was established to try war crimes and other human-rights abuses committed during the coups and violence that the country has experienced since 2003.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Competitors, well aware of Meta’s reputation, are trying to win by making privacy central to their designs.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of try

Verb

Larger collaboration, now being essayed by film industries as established as France and the Nordic States, is the bigger major way Africa’s film industries can also go.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
After netting a Golden Globe nomination for her film debut in 1978's Corvette Summer, Annie Potts joined the cast of Ghostbusters, played the ultimate Cool Girl record store clerk in Pretty in Pink (1986), and essayed her most iconic role as barbed single-mother Mary Jo Shively on Designing Women.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026

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