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be intemperate

VERB
overdo
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exaggerate overestimate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue
STRONG
amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch
WEAK
bite off too much do to death drive oneself go overboard go too far lay it on make federal case not know when to stop pile on run into the ground run riot strain oneself talk big wear down wear oneself out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
play down
STRONG
compress decrease lessen
WEAK
ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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He can be intemperate and is a fierce protector of allies.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2017

"We are not dissuaded by what may be intemperate rhetoric of litigation," Nye wrote in a letter to the board of directors.

From Reuters • Dec. 17, 2011

But the Dalai Lama refuses to be intemperate.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is not fair to assume that all resentment against national Prohibition is due to a desire for unlimited license to be intemperate.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is, of course, true that we can be intemperate in eating as well as in drinking, but the results of the intemperance would appear to be different.

From Not that it Matters by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)