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overkill
adjective as in exaggerated
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adjective as in excessive
Strongest matches
adjective as in extreme
Strongest matches
adjective as in overabundant
Weak matches
- boundless
- disproportionate
- dissipated
- dizzying
- enormous
- exaggerated
- exorbitant
- extra
- extravagant
- extreme
- immoderate
- indulgent
- inordinate
- intemperate
- limitless
- more
- needless
- over
- overboard
- overmuch
- plethoric
- prodigal
- profligate
- recrementitious
- redundant
- self-indulgent
- sky-high
- steep
- stiff
- stratospheric
- super
- superabundant
- superfluous
- supernatural
- too many
- towering
- unbounded
- unconscionable
- undue
- unmeasurable
- unreasonable
- way-out
adjective as in overmuch
Weak matches
- boundless
- disproportionate
- dissipated
- dizzying
- enormous
- exaggerated
- exorbitant
- extravagant
- immoderate
- indulgent
- inordinate
- intemperate
- limitless
- overabundant
- overboard
- plethoric
- recrementitious
- redundant
- self-indulgent
- sky-high
- stratospheric
- superabundant
- superfluous
- too many
- towering
- unbounded
- unconscionable
- undue
- unmeasurable
- unreasonable
- way-out
adjective as in unreasonable
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adjective as in unreasoned
Weak matches
- absonant
- arbitrary
- costing an arm and a leg
- dear
- excessive
- exorbitant
- extortionate
- extreme
- far-out
- illegitimate
- illogical
- immoderate
- improper
- inordinate
- intemperate
- irrational
- out of bounds
- overmuch
- peremptory
- posh
- pricey
- senseless
- steep
- stiff
- too great
- too much
- too-too
- uncalled-for
- unconscionable
- undue
- unfair
- unjust
- unjustifiable
- unlawful
- unrightful
- unwarrantable
- unwarranted
- up to here
- way-out
- wrongful
noun as in excess
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in overabundance
Strongest match
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in overage
noun as in overflow
Strongest matches
noun as in overmuch
noun as in overstock
noun as in oversupply
Strongest match
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in plethora
Weak match
noun as in superfluousness
Weak matches
- balance
- by-product
- embarrassment
- enough
- excessiveness
- exorbitance
- extravagance
- extravagancy
- extravagantness
- exuberance
- fat
- fulsomeness
- glut
- inundation
- lavishness
- leavings
- leftover
- luxuriance
- nimiety
- overabundance
- overdose
- overflow
- overload
- overmuch
- overrun
- oversupply
- overweight
- plenty
- plethora
- profusion
- recrement
- redundance
- redundancy
- refuse
- remainder
- residue
- rest
- spare
- superabundance
- supererogation
- superfluity
- surfeit
- surplus
- the limit
- too much
- too much of a good thing
- waste
- wastefulness
noun as in surfeit
noun as in surplus
Strongest match
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in surplusage
Example Sentences
Answer: An appraisal may be overkill, but you’re long overdue for a conversation with your insurance agent.
That Michaels and his “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” bend the rules and think differently is a message Reitman delivers without overkill.
It may be cute that Feig and other interviewees are seen watching the clips but their annotations feel like overkill.
One elementary principal said the policy would be overkill that would result in unnecessary work.
“It’s taken 15 years, so I don’t think saying the recovery is monumental is overkill or hype.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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