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Antonyms for overuse
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb oh-ver-yooz; noun oh-ver-yoos |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈyuz; noun ˈoʊ vərˈyus |
- activate
- aid
- assist
- build
- cheer
- compress
- concentrate
- construct
- decrease
- delight
- develop
- disrobe
- energize
- enlarge
- enliven
- exonerate
- expand
- extend
- freshen
- grow
- help
- ignore
- improve
- increase
- invigorate
- lessen
- make happy
- neglect
- play down
- please
- rebuild
- refresh
- refuse
- reject
- release
- save
- strengthen
- take off
- unburden
Definition of overuse
Origin :- also over-use, 1862, from over- + use (n.).
- As in wear and tear : noun devaluation due to use
- As in overdo : verb go to extremes; carry too far
- As in overplay : verb be dramatic
- As in tax : verb burden
- As in wear : verb corrode, use
- As in wear down : verb become worn
- Find synonyms for words which you have a tendency to overuse.
- Extract from : « The Style Book of The Detroit News » by The Detroit News
- And, not content with this overuse of one particular type of judgment, our critics claim its monopoly.
- Extract from : « Essays in Radical Empiricism » by William James
- To overuse the psionic powers of the human mind is as dangerous as overusing morphine or alcohol.
- Extract from : « What The Left Hand Was Doing » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- This is a "novicy" kind of diction in which the would-be forcible writer defeats his object by the overuse of expletives.
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- A great cause of ill health is overuse of sugar in concentrated form, candy, etc., especially by the sedentary.
- Extract from : « How to Live » by Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk
- I lowed he was a bit out o temper with the knife; an it did look sort o foul sir, along o overuse an neglect.
- Extract from : « Every Man for Himself » by Norman Duncan
Synonyms for overuse
- ablation
- abrade
- accent
- accentuate
- amplify
- attrition
- be intemperate
- be worthless
- become threadbare
- become worn
- belabor
- bite off too much
- blow out of proportion
- chafe
- charge
- consume
- consumption
- crumble
- cumber
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- decrease
- decrement
- depletion
- depreciation
- deteriorate
- diminish
- dissipation
- do to death
- drain
- dramatize
- drive oneself
- dwindle
- encumber
- enervate
- erode
- erosion
- exaggerate
- exhaust
- fade
- fatigue
- fray
- gall
- get carried away
- go overboard
- go to seed
- go too far
- graze
- grind
- ham it up
- hard wear
- hype
- hyperbolize
- impair
- jade
- labor at
- lade
- lay it on
- lay it on thick
- load
- magnify
- make demands on
- make federal case
- maximize
- mug
- not know when to stop
- oppress
- overact
- overburden
- overdo
- overdraw
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- overindulge
- overload
- overplay
- overrate
- overreach
- overstate
- overstress
- overtax
- overtire
- overuse
- overvalue
- overwork
- pile on
- point up
- press hard on
- pressure
- prey on
- puff
- push
- put pressure on
- ravages of time
- rub
- run into the ground
- run riot
- saddle
- sap
- scrape
- scrape off
- scuff
- show off
- shrink
- strain
- strain oneself
- stress
- stretch
- talk big
- task
- tax
- tire
- try
- use up
- wash away
- waste
- weaken
- wear
- wear down
- wear oneself out
- wear out
- wear thin
- wearing away
- weary
- weather
- weathering
- weigh
- weigh down
- weigh heavily on
- weight
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