Antonyms for overwork

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb oh-ver-wurk; noun oh-ver-wurk

Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈwɜrk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌwɜrk

Definition of overwork

Origin : "to cause to work too hard," 1520s, from over- + work (v.). Old English oferwyrcan meant "to work all over," i.e. "to decorate the whole surface of." Related: Overworked; overworking.

verb overdo
verb work too hard

Example sentences :

His master, who was naturally a kind man, did not overwork him.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

It's a heap onadvisable when addressin' us to overwork that word "barbarian."
Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis

It might have been illness, or it might have been anxiety, or it might have been overwork.
Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 » by Various

He thought her case not very serious—the result, he said, of overwork.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

Yes, I am a little oppressed just now with overwork, nor is this avoidable.
Extract from : « Hortus Inclusus » by John Ruskin

He looked fifty, but this was partly the effect of overwork.
Extract from : « The Story of a Play » by W. D. Howells

"I doubt if it is anything but overwork and fatigue," said the doctor.
Extract from : « The Story of Glass » by Sara Ware Bassett

Wally was like a tonic to her during these days of overwork.
Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

At his books Robert did fairly well, but he was not likely to overwork himself.
Extract from : « Allison Bain » by Margaret Murray Robertson

He had been on short rations for three days and was weak from overwork.
Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow

Synonyms for overwork

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