Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use wrongly |
| Synonyms: | dissipate, exhaust, misemploy, mishandle, misuse, overburden, overtax, overwork, prostitute, spoil, squander, taint, waste |
| Notes: | abuse carries with it some sense of harm; misuse refers to an incorrect use that may not lead to harm to misuse is to use something wrongly, to abuse is to misuse something so badly that you damage it |
| Antonyms: | benefit, care for, esteem, prize, respect, revere |
| Main Entry: | overdo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go to extremes; carry too far |
| Synonyms: | amplify, be intemperate, belabor, bite off too much, do to death, drive oneself, exaggerate, fatigue, go overboard, go too far, hype, lay it on, magnify, make federal case, not know when to stop, overburden, overestimate, overindulge, overload, overplay, overrate, overreach, overstate, overtax, overtire, overuse, overvalue, overwork, pile on, pressure, puff, run into the ground, run riot, strain oneself, stretch, talk big, wear down, wear oneself out |
| Notes: | overdo means to do something to an excessive degree, while overdue means not paid at the scheduled time or past due |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | strain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stretch, often to limit |
| Synonyms: | constrict, distend, distort, draw tight, drive, exert, extend, fatigue, injure, overexert, overtax, overwork, pull, push, push to the limit, rack, sprain, task, tauten, tax, tear, tighten, tire, twist, weaken, wrench |
| Notes: | a sprain involves one or more ligaments; a strain involves a tendon or muscle |
| Antonyms: | compress, concentrate |
| Main Entry: | tax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burden |
| Synonyms: | charge, cumber, drain, encumber, enervate, exhaust, lade, load, make demands on, oppress, overburden, overtax, overuse, overwork, press hard on, pressure, prey on, push, put pressure on, saddle, sap, strain, stress, stretch, task, tire, try, weaken, wear out, weary, weigh, weigh down, weigh heavily on, weight |
| Antonyms: | unburden |
| Main Entry: | tire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exhaust, weary |
| Synonyms: | annoy, bore, burn out, bush, collapse, crawl, debilitate, deject, depress, disgust, dishearten, dispirit, displease, distress, drain, droop, drop, enervate, ennui, exasperate, fag, fail, faint, fatigue, flag, fold, give out, go stale, grow weary, harass, irk, irritate, jade, nauseate, overburden, overstrain, overtax, overwork, pain, pall, peter out, poop out, prostrate, put to sleep, sap, sicken, sink, strain, tax, vex, weaken, wear, wear down, wear out, wilt, worry, yawn |
| Antonyms: | activate, energize, fire up, invigorate, refresh |
| Main Entry: | overcharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charge to excess |
| Synonyms: | cheat, fleece, overburden, overtax, rip off |
| Main Entry: | ill-treat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abuse |
| Synonyms: | dissipate, exhaust, ill-use, maltreat, misemploy, mishandle, mistreat, misuse, overburden, overtax, overwork, prostitute, spoil, squander, taint, waste |
| Main Entry: | ill-use |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abuse |
| Synonyms: | dissipate, exhaust, ill-treat, maltreat, misemploy, mishandle, mistreat, misuse, overburden, overtax, overwork, prostitute, spoil, squander, taint, waste |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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