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adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈməch How to pronounce overmuch (audio)
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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount I think you put overmuch care into your personal appearance—get over yourself

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overmuch

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adverb

as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit you worry overmuch about what other people think

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overmuch

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noun

ˈō-vər-ˌməch How to pronounce overmuch (audio)
as in excess
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed you must not expect an overmuch of gratitude from a very young child

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Recent Examples of overmuch
Adjective
The earlier graffiti hadn’t seemed to bother them overmuch, but this? — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 That may not mean overmuch, though. — John O'Sullivan, National Review, 27 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overmuch
  1. excessive
  2. overly
  3. excess
  4. extreme
  5. too
  6. surplus
  7. steep
  8. sufficiency
Adjective
  • Remove excessive quantities of tree leaves from home lawns before mowing. 20.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
  • As for you: keep an ear out for genuine screams and excessive silence.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of excessive
Adverb
  • Avoid Restrictive Diets Being overly restrictive with your food choices might cause you to overeat.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Transforming awkward spaces into conversation vignettes brings definition to overly generous circulation areas, says Becky Walter, design manager at Sineath Construction.
    — Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of overly
Noun
  • Though the film itself received mixed reviews, Kilmer’s committed performance as the self-destructive rocker who epitomized the psychedelic excesses of the 1960s was widely praised.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Drizzle a bit of oil into the skillet and wipe out the excess so only a thin sheen remains.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of excess
Adjective
  • Two main factors are considered — burn probability and expected fire behavior under extreme conditions.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The extreme weather has also destroyed several homes and caused significant damage to structures, Fox Weather and Fox 10 reported.
    — Latoya Gayle, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of extreme
Adverb
  • He, too, was described as a game-time decision but was cleared after going through pregame warmups.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Foreign governments have been upping their travel warnings, too, especially for transgender travelers, to use one example.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of too
Noun
  • That, and the surplus of mentors who played for Dad before him.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
  • During the Legislature’s budget session in 2023, Minnesota was working with an $18 billion surplus and approved a budget of $72 billion, a jump from the previous $52 billion budget.
    — Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of surplus
Adjective
  • That was a slightly steeper decline than the one reported in a preliminary reading earlier this month.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Rescue crews found the hikers along a steep cliff edge in the Big Flat Area, about 10 miles north of an area known as Shelter Cove, according to a news release from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of steep
Noun
  • Done right, the concept naturally corresponds with the principle of reasonable sufficiency.
    — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2015
  • The explicit goals of the long term financial plan are revenue sufficiency and rate calculation.
    — Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of sufficiency

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“Overmuch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmuch. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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