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{
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"ovation":{
"enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval":{
"antonyms":[
"booing",
"hissing"
],
"examples":[
"received a standing ovation for the masterly performance"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boo",
"hiss",
"hoot",
"jeer",
"raspberry",
"smirk",
"sneer",
"snicker",
"snigger",
"snort",
"whistle",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"put-down",
"taunt"
],
"related":[
"clapping",
"bravo",
"hail",
"hallelujah",
"hurrah",
"hooray",
"hoorah",
"hosanna",
"huzzah",
"huzza",
"acclaim",
"accolade",
"citation",
"commendation",
"compliment",
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"homage",
"kudo",
"paean",
"panegyric",
"salutation",
"tribute",
"kudos",
"praise"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclamation",
"applause",
"cheer",
"cheering",
"plaudit(s)",
"rave(s)",
"r\u00e9clame"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"over-the-hill":{
"being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{
"antonyms":[
"young",
"youthful"
],
"examples":[
"the overwhelming majority of that rock band's fans are over-the-hill baby boomers on a nostalgia trip"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ageless",
"youngish",
"adolescent",
"immature",
"juvenile",
"preteen",
"puerile",
"minor",
"underage",
"callow",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"raw",
"babyish",
"childish",
"childlike",
"infantile",
"infantine",
"kiddish"
],
"related":[
"centenarian",
"nonagenarian",
"octogenarian",
"septuagenarian",
"sexagenarian",
"oldish",
"adult",
"grown-up",
"mature",
"middle-aged",
"pensioned",
"retired",
"superannuated",
"matriarchal",
"patriarchal",
"venerable",
"anile",
"decrepit",
"doddering",
"senile",
"spavined",
"tottery",
"overage",
"overaged"
],
"synonyms":[
"aged",
"aging",
"ageing",
"ancient",
"elderly",
"geriatric",
"long-lived",
"old",
"older",
"senescent",
"senior",
"unyoung"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"overabundances":{
"the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{
"antonyms":[
"deficiencies",
"deficits",
"insufficiencies",
"undersupplies"
],
"examples":[
"an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dearths",
"lacks",
"scarcities",
"wants"
],
"related":[
"abundances",
"bounties",
"plenties",
"plentitudes",
"profusions",
"sufficiencies",
"overproductions",
"overstocks"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellyfuls",
"excesses",
"fat",
"overages",
"overflows",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"overpluses",
"oversupplies",
"plethoras",
"pluses",
"plusses",
"redundancies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surplusages",
"surpluses"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"overachiever":{
"as in go-getter , achiever":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"overacted":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
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"overage":{
"as in older , over-the-hill":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{
"antonyms":[
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"insufficiency",
"undersupply"
],
"examples":[
"several selectmen argued that the town's cash overage was significant enough to warrant a reduction of the residential property tax"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dearth",
"lack",
"scarcity",
"want"
],
"related":[
"abundance",
"bounty",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"profusion",
"sufficiency",
"overproduction",
"overstock"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellyful",
"excess",
"fat",
"overabundance",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"overplus",
"oversupply",
"plethora",
"plus",
"redundancy",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"surplusage"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"overbear":{
"to achieve a victory over":{
"antonyms":[
"lose (to)"
],
"examples":[
"that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fall",
"give up",
"go down",
"go under",
"collapse",
"fail",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"wash out"
],
"related":[
"sweep",
"edge (out)",
"nose out",
"pip",
"annihilate",
"blow away",
"blow out",
"bomb",
"break",
"bury",
"clobber",
"cream",
"crush",
"drub",
"finish",
"flatten",
"overwhelm",
"rout",
"shellac",
"skin",
"slaughter",
"smoke",
"snow under",
"thrash",
"trounce",
"upset",
"wallop",
"wax",
"whip",
"cap",
"excel",
"flourish",
"score",
"succeed",
"knock off",
"knock over",
"overpower",
"overthrow",
"subjugate",
"unseat",
"vanquish",
"ace (out)",
"better",
"eclipse",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outfight",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"transcend"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"best",
"conquer",
"defeat",
"dispatch",
"do down",
"get",
"get around",
"lick",
"master",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"skunk",
"stop",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"take",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"upend",
"win (against)",
"worst"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overbearing":{
"coming before all others in importance":{
"antonyms":[
"last",
"least"
],
"examples":[
"the overbearing problem in our nation's schools"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"minor",
"negligible",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant",
"collateral",
"inferior",
"secondary",
"subordinate",
"subsidiary"
],
"related":[
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"illustrious",
"noble",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"outstanding",
"prestigious",
"signal",
"star",
"stellar",
"superior",
"high-level",
"senior",
"top",
"important",
"influential",
"major",
"mighty",
"momentous",
"significant",
"incomparable",
"matchless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unparalleled",
"unsurpassed",
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"renowned"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"big",
"capital",
"cardinal",
"central",
"chief",
"dominant",
"first",
"foremost",
"grand",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
]
},
"fond of ordering people around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the doctor's overbearing attitude is resented by nurses and patients alike"
],
"near antonyms":[
"humble",
"meek",
"modest",
"unassuming",
"amenable",
"docile",
"obedient",
"tractable",
"indecisive",
"irresolute",
"acquiescent",
"compliant",
"passive",
"resigned",
"submissive",
"yielding"
],
"related":[
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"disdainful",
"fastuous",
"haughty",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-hat",
"huffy",
"important",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"overweening",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"proud",
"self-asserting",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity",
"commanding",
"controlling",
"dictating",
"regimental",
"arbitrary",
"high-handed",
"imperial",
"directorial",
"magisterial",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"self-assertive",
"imperative",
"conceited",
"narcissistic",
"pompous",
"vain",
"all-powerful",
"almighty",
"omnipotent",
"firm",
"stern"
],
"synonyms":[
"authoritarian",
"authoritative",
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"bossy",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"masterful",
"peremptory",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"tyrannous"
]
},
"to achieve a victory over":{
"antonyms":[
"losing (to)"
],
"examples":[
"that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"falling",
"giving up",
"going down",
"going under",
"collapsing",
"failing",
"flopping",
"flunking",
"folding",
"washing out"
],
"related":[
"sweeping",
"edging (out)",
"nosing out",
"pipping",
"annihilating",
"blowing away",
"blowing out",
"bombing",
"breaking",
"burying",
"clobbering",
"creaming",
"crushing",
"drubbing",
"finishing",
"flattening",
"overwhelming",
"routing",
"shellacking",
"skinning",
"slaughtering",
"smoking",
"snowing under",
"thrashing",
"trouncing",
"upsetting",
"walloping",
"waxing",
"whipping",
"capping",
"excelling",
"flourishing",
"scoring",
"succeeding",
"knocking off",
"knocking over",
"overpowering",
"overthrowing",
"subjugating",
"unseating",
"vanquishing",
"acing (out)",
"bettering",
"eclipsing",
"exceeding",
"excelling",
"outdistancing",
"outdoing",
"outfighting",
"outshining",
"outstripping",
"overtopping",
"surpassing",
"topping",
"transcending"
],
"synonyms":[
"beating",
"besting",
"conquering",
"defeating",
"dispatching",
"doing down",
"getting",
"getting around",
"licking",
"mastering",
"overcoming",
"overmatching",
"prevailing (over)",
"skunking",
"stopping",
"subduing",
"surmounting",
"taking",
"trimming",
"triumphing (over)",
"upending",
"winning (against)",
"worsting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"overbold":{
"foolishly adventurous or bold":{
"antonyms":[
"careful",
"cautious",
"circumspect",
"guarded",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"safe",
"wary"
],
"examples":[
"one overbold tourist almost tumbled over the rocks and into the sea"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unadventurous",
"unambitious",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"timorous",
"calm",
"cool",
"levelheaded",
"sensible",
"alert",
"intelligent",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"lily-livered",
"pusillanimous",
"recreant",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
],
"related":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"bold",
"daring",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous",
"hotheaded",
"impetuous",
"imprudent",
"impulsive",
"incautious",
"rash",
"brainless",
"foolish",
"harebrained",
"scatterbrained",
"careless",
"heedless",
"thoughtless",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"precipitate"
],
"synonyms":[
"audacious",
"brash",
"daredevil",
"foolhardy",
"madcap",
"overconfident",
"reckless",
"temerarious"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"overbright":{
"as in bright , glittery":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"overcasts":{
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
"antonyms":[
"brightens",
"illuminates",
"illumines",
"lightens",
"lights (up)"
],
"examples":[
"an impenetrable fog overcast our view of the harbor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exposes",
"reveals",
"uncovers",
"unveils"
],
"related":[
"adumbrates",
"blots out",
"conceals",
"eclipses",
"hides",
"obliterates",
"screens",
"shades",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"covers",
"curtains",
"disguises",
"masks",
"veils"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouds",
"bedims",
"befogs",
"blackens",
"blears",
"blurs",
"clouds",
"darkens",
"dims",
"dislimns",
"fogs",
"fuzzes (up)",
"hazes",
"mists",
"obscures",
"overclouds",
"overshadows",
"shadows",
"shrouds"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overcautious":{
"as in timid , overcareful":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"overcharge":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{
"antonyms":[
"undercharge"
],
"examples":[
"I think that store may have overcharged us for the shoes, which were supposed to be on sale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"cheat",
"defraud",
"stick",
"clip",
"fleece",
"skin",
"mischarge"
],
"synonyms":[
"gouge",
"soak",
"sting",
"surcharge"
]
},
"to fill or load to excess":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"overcharged his thesis with long, fancy words"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lighten",
"unburden",
"unload"
],
"related":[
"stuff",
"burden",
"charge",
"encumber",
"lade",
"laden",
"load",
"lumber",
"saddle",
"weigh down",
"weight"
],
"synonyms":[
"overburden",
"overfill",
"overload"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"overcome":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to achieve a victory over":{
"antonyms":[
"lose (to)"
],
"examples":[
"the baseball team finally overcame their opponents in the 13th inning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fall",
"give up",
"go down",
"go under",
"collapse",
"fail",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"wash out"
],
"related":[
"sweep",
"edge (out)",
"nose out",
"pip",
"annihilate",
"blow away",
"blow out",
"bomb",
"break",
"bury",
"clobber",
"cream",
"crush",
"drub",
"finish",
"flatten",
"overwhelm",
"rout",
"shellac",
"skin",
"slaughter",
"smoke",
"snow under",
"thrash",
"trounce",
"upset",
"wallop",
"wax",
"whip",
"cap",
"excel",
"flourish",
"score",
"succeed",
"knock off",
"knock over",
"overpower",
"overthrow",
"subjugate",
"unseat",
"vanquish",
"ace (out)",
"better",
"eclipse",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outfight",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"transcend"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"best",
"conquer",
"defeat",
"dispatch",
"do down",
"get",
"get around",
"lick",
"master",
"overbear",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"skunk",
"stop",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"take",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"upend",
"win (against)",
"worst"
]
},
"to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"already under stress, she was overcome by news of a death in the family"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"deluge",
"drown",
"sink",
"confute",
"defeat",
"refute",
"break",
"demoralize",
"distress",
"disturb",
"rock",
"shatter",
"stagger",
"throw",
"unman",
"unnerve",
"upset"
],
"synonyms":[
"crush",
"devastate",
"floor",
"grind (down)",
"oppress",
"overmaster",
"overpower",
"overwhelm",
"prostrate",
"snow under",
"swamp",
"whelm"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
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"overcommit":{
"as in commit , betroth":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overcommitting":{
"as in committing , betrothing":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overcomplicated":{
"as in overcomplex":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"overdo":{
"to describe or express in too strong terms":{
"antonyms":[
"understate"
],
"examples":[
"the fashion designer's claim that his new line of clothing would revolutionize the way we dress was perhaps overdoing it just a bit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittle",
"minimize",
"play down"
],
"related":[
"color",
"elaborate",
"embellish",
"embroider",
"magnify",
"pad",
"play up",
"stretch",
"fudge",
"hedge",
"melodramatize",
"overemphasize",
"overplay",
"sensationalize"
],
"synonyms":[
"exaggerate",
"overdraw",
"overstate",
"put on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"overdoing":{
"to describe or express in too strong terms":{
"antonyms":[
"understating"
],
"examples":[
"the fashion designer's claim that his new line of clothing would revolutionize the way we dress was perhaps overdoing it just a bit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittling",
"minimizing",
"playing down"
],
"related":[
"coloring",
"elaborating",
"embellishing",
"embroidering",
"magnifying",
"padding",
"playing up",
"stretching",
"fudging",
"hedging",
"melodramatizing",
"overemphasizing",
"overplaying",
"sensationalizing"
],
"synonyms":[
"exaggerating",
"overdrawing",
"overstating",
"putting on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overdone":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to describe or express in too strong terms":{
"antonyms":[
"understated"
],
"examples":[
"the fashion designer's claim that his new line of clothing would revolutionize the way we dress was perhaps overdoing it just a bit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittled",
"minimized",
"played down"
],
"related":[
"colored",
"elaborated",
"embellished",
"embroidered",
"magnified",
"padded",
"played up",
"stretched",
"fudged",
"hedged",
"melodramatized",
"overemphasized",
"overplayed",
"sensationalized"
],
"synonyms":[
"exaggerated",
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"to keep peace in the family, he was forced to overpass his in-laws' frequent put-downs"
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},
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"overpayments":{
"as in payments , compensations":{
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},
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"noun"
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]
},
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"overpraising":{
"to praise too much":{
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"proud parents are likely to overpraise their children for their earnest efforts at making handicrafts"
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"waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline"
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],
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},
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"later you'll find that verbal skills overshadow any skills you have at video games"
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],
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"an overweening national pride that prompted its citizens to denigrate other countries"
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"overweening desire for wealth and fame"
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"an overripe artist whose abstract paintings are no longer considered fresh or significant"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadent",
"decayed",
"degenerate",
"effete",
"washed-up"
],
"related":[
"overrefined",
"precious",
"decaying",
"declining",
"dying",
"failing",
"waning",
"debilitated",
"enervate",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"feeble",
"frail",
"languid",
"sapped",
"soft",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened",
"wimpy",
"dissolute",
"immoral",
"debased",
"debauched",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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},
"overrate":{
"to place too high a value on":{
"examples":[
"I think the critics seriously overrated that movie"
],
"synonyms":[
"overestimate",
"overvalue"
],
"related":[
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value",
"admire",
"esteem",
"regard",
"respect",
"adore",
"idolize",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate",
"worship"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimize",
"play down",
"soft-pedal",
"belittle",
"decry",
"depreciate",
"disparage",
"despise",
"disdain",
"scorn",
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"loathe"
],
"antonyms":[
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overextend":{
"as in overreach":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overthrown":{
"as in fallen , collapsed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in overturned":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in crushed , overwhelmed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"overages":{
"the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{
"examples":[
"several selectmen argued that the town's cash overage was significant enough to warrant a reduction of the residential property tax"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellyfuls",
"excesses",
"fat",
"overabundances",
"overflows",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"overpluses",
"oversupplies",
"plethoras",
"pluses",
"plusses",
"redundancies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surplusages",
"surpluses"
],
"related":[
"abundances",
"bounties",
"plenties",
"plentitudes",
"profusions",
"sufficiencies",
"overproductions",
"overstocks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dearths",
"lacks",
"scarcities",
"wants"
],
"antonyms":[
"deficiencies",
"deficits",
"insufficiencies",
"undersupplies"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"overgenerous":{
"as in lavish , extravagant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"extravagant",
"handsome",
"lavish",
"profuse",
"bighearted",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"free",
"freehanded",
"freehearted",
"fulsome",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"open",
"openhanded",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"unstinting",
"altruistic",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"hospitable",
"humanitarian",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
"big",
"greathearted",
"largehearted",
"magnanimous",
"openhearted",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"kind",
"kindly",
"samaritan",
"sympathetic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheap",
"close",
"closefisted",
"costive",
"illiberal",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penurious",
"selfish",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous",
"mean",
"petty",
"small",
"frugal",
"spare",
"sparing",
"thrifty",
"chary",
"stinting",
"acquisitive",
"avaricious",
"avid",
"coveting",
"covetous",
"desirous",
"grasping",
"hoggish",
"itchy",
"mercenary",
"rapacious",
"begrudging",
"envious",
"grudging",
"resentful"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"overestimates":{
"to place too high a value on":{
"examples":[
"the contractors overestimated their ability to do the work on such short notice"
],
"synonyms":[
"overrates",
"overvalues"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values",
"admires",
"esteems",
"regards",
"respects",
"adores",
"idolizes",
"reverences",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimizes",
"plays down",
"soft-pedals",
"belittles",
"decries",
"depreciates",
"disparages",
"despises",
"disdains",
"scorns",
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"loathes"
],
"antonyms":[
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overeat":{
"to eat greedily or to excess":{
"examples":[
"because he watches his diet for most of the year, he feels free to overeat during the holidays"
],
"synonyms":[
"gorge",
"gormandize",
"pig out",
"swill"
],
"near synonyms":[
"devour",
"glut",
"sate",
"stuff",
"surfeit",
"wolf",
"banquet",
"feast",
"regale",
"bolt",
"cram",
"gulp",
"guzzle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nibble",
"peck",
"pick",
"taste"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overruling":{
"as in veto , overturn":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"countermand",
"override",
"overturn",
"veto",
"abatement",
"abolishment",
"abolition",
"abrogation",
"annulment",
"avoidance",
"cancellation",
"cancelation",
"defeasance",
"dissolution",
"invalidation",
"negation",
"nullification",
"quashing",
"repeal",
"rescindment",
"voiding",
"abortion",
"calling off",
"recall",
"retraction",
"reversal",
"revocation",
"suspension",
"withdrawal",
"banning",
"enjoining",
"forbiddance",
"outlawing",
"prohibition",
"disallowance",
"dismissal",
"rejection",
"elimination",
"eradication",
"erasure",
"liquidation",
"removal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"passing",
"ratification",
"approval",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"permission",
"sanctioning",
"enactment",
"legislation",
"establishment",
"founding",
"institution",
"formalization",
"legalization",
"legitimation",
"legitimization",
"validation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to decide that (something or someone) is wrong; to rule against (something or someone)":{
"examples":[
"The judge overruled the objection.",
"His conviction was overruled by the supreme court."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"vetoing",
"balking (at)",
"declining",
"deselecting",
"disapproving",
"negativing",
"nixing",
"passing",
"passing up",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"reprobating",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"throwing out",
"throwing over",
"turning down",
"blowing off",
"disdaining",
"rebuffing",
"scorning",
"scouting",
"shooting down",
"forbidding",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"dismissing",
"ignoring",
"abstaining (from)",
"forbearing",
"refraining (from)",
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disputing",
"gainsaying",
"sticking",
"abjuring",
"forswearing",
"foreswearing",
"recanting",
"renouncing",
"retracting",
"taking back",
"unsaying",
"withdrawing",
"avoiding",
"bypassing",
"detouring",
"contradicting",
"denying",
"disowning",
"negating",
"controverting",
"disagreeing (with)",
"disproving",
"disputing",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"backing down",
"backing off",
"backtracking",
"disallowing",
"recalling",
"reneging",
"revoking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condoning",
"countenancing",
"swallowing",
"tolerating",
"adopting",
"embracing",
"receiving",
"taking",
"welcoming",
"acceding",
"acquiescing",
"agreeing",
"assenting",
"consenting",
"choosing",
"handpicking",
"selecting",
"espousing",
"supporting",
"accepting",
"agreeing (to)",
"approving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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},
"overburdening":{
"to fill or load to excess":{
"examples":[
"it is important that you bring on the hike plenty of food and water, but don't overburden your pack with unnecessary gear"
],
"synonyms":[
"overcharging",
"overfilling",
"overloading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"stuffing",
"burdening",
"charging",
"encumbering",
"ladening",
"lading",
"loading",
"lumbering",
"saddling",
"weighing down",
"weighting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightening",
"unburdening",
"unloading"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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}
}
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