Synonyms for overzealous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : oh-ver-zel-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vərˈzɛl əs |
Top 10 synonyms for overzealous Other synonyms for the word overzealous
- accessory
- adhering
- agitable
- alarmable
- bigoted
- blind
- busy
- cliquish
- colored
- conspiratorial
- denominational
- devoted
- diehard
- edgy
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- exclusive
- fanatic
- fierce
- forward
- galvanic
- hasty
- hot-headed
- hot-tempered
- hyper
- impatient
- impertinent
- impetuous
- inflammable
- inquisitive
- interfering
- intolerant
- intrusive
- irascible
- jaundiced
- meddlesome
- meddling
- mercurial
- moody
- nervous
- neurotic
- obtrusive
- opinionated
- overactive
- overzealous
- partial
- passionate
- peevish
- pragmatic
- prejudiced
- prepossessed
- pushy
- quick
- quick-tempered
- rash
- reckless
- rude
- sectarian
- sensitive
- short fused
- skittish
- susceptible
- sympathetic
- temperamental
- tendentious
- testy
- touchy
- uncontrollable
- uncontrolled
- uneasy
- unjust
- unreasoning
- vehement
- violent
- volatile
- volcanic
- warped
- wild
- zealous
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for overzealous
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