overmuch

Speech parts

1. overmuch - Noun

2. overmuch - Adjective

3. overmuch - Adverb

5. overmuch - Adjective Satellite

6. overmuch - Determiner

Meaning

Too much.

In too great a degree; too much.

An excess; a surplus.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

overmuchness too much overabundance superabundance overstock over prodigal too extremely extreme extra excess excessive surplus overly

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Antonyms

dram just little bit fairly insufficient

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Hypernyms

abundance copiousness teemingness

Hyponyms

excess surplus glut oversupply surfeit nimiety

Examples

It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory. Arthur Eddington

Nothing that we love overmuch Is ponderable to our touch. William Butler Yeats

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty. Alexander Hamilton

He who laughs overmuch may have an aching heart. Italian Proverb

Never trust overmuch to a new friend or an old enemy. Welsh Proverb

Who is righteous overmuch is a morsel for the Old One. Dutch Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Overmountain Man overmourn overmournful overmuchness overmultiplication overmultiply