Antonyms for overzealous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : oh-ver-zel-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vərˈzɛl əs

Definition of overzealous

Origin : also over-zealous, 1630s, from over- + zealous. Related: Overzealously; overzealousness.

As in officious : adj self-important, dictatorial
As in partisan : adj interested, factional
As in excitable : adj easily upset or inspired
As in hyperactive : adj excessively active

Example sentences :

Nor, on the other hand, was it overzealous in pressing its own claims too far.
Extract from : « Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam » by Ephraim Emerton

The politicians, as a rule, are not overzealous for your success.
Extract from : « Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 2 » by Samuel J. Tilden

Those young officers are—they are—let us call them overzealous.
Extract from : « The Valley of Vision » by Henry Van Dyke

“Nearly did for me, my overzealous friend,” said Cleek, after a time.
Extract from : « Cleek of Scotland Yard » by Thomas W. Hanshew

The overzealous trustee had exactly expressed his own wishes and anxieties.
Extract from : « Tom Grogan » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Others have met with accidental death in melodramatic scenes at the hands of their overzealous brother actors.
Extract from : « The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 » by Various

Overzealous culturists usually like to turn things around, but revolving cliffs are not in the natural order of things.
Extract from : « The Fern Lover's Companion » by George Henry Tilton

He has to restrain the overzealous, to stimulate the indifferent, and encourage the despondent.
Extract from : « Mentally Defective Children » by Alfred Binet

Millions were spent by the overzealous in machinery and mills not adapted to the country's needs.
Extract from : « Historic Towns of the Western States » by Various

Al could not help laughing, and this evidently angered the overzealous deputy.
Extract from : « Ahead of the Show » by Fred Thorpe

Synonyms for overzealous

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