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 Try not to overwork the paint by going over the same areas on the same pass. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 6 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for overwork

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The fun-size pieces are an easy way to enjoy most Halloween candy without overdoing it.

— Jennifer Berger, Verywell Health, 26 Oct. 2026
Don’t get too warm, though Although staying warm is essential — things like fingers don’t work as efficiently when chilled — don’t overdo it.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of overdo

Verb

To exert control over the working-class neighborhoods that surrounded the square, Emperor Napoleon III installed military barracks on its north side in the very spot where Daguerre once had his studio.

— Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Solid economic growth and steady consumer spending are also exerting upward pressure on prices, complicating the task of taming inflation, according to economists.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Oct. 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

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And more Alaskans are expected to exercise their rights as voting continues through Tuesday's Election Day.

— Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Those who slept with a television or a light on in the room were 17 percent more likely to gain 11 pounds or more and 33 percent more likely to develop obesity over that time, after researchers accounted for diet, exercise and sleep duration.

— Randy J. Nelson, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of exercise

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Tiffany, who has represented a safely Republican Northern Wisconsin district since 2020, tried to paint Crowley as a socialist, especially after the contentious Democratic primary.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Medicare generally doesn't cover long-term care services, but Democrats may try to add some LTC coverage to the program's purview, Gaumer said.

— Greg Iacurci,Annie Nova,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Sarah Agostino,Mike Winters, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

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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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