Overuse


Synonyms for overuse
verb go to extremes; carry too far

overrate
overplay
exaggerate
overstate
overreach
magnify
stretch
hype
overwork
overload

belabor
pressure
fatigue
puff
overburden
overindulge
amplify
run riot
wear down
overvalue

overestimate
overtire
overtax
be intemperate
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
strain oneself
talk big
wear oneself out

Antonyms for overuse

play down
decrease

lessen
compress

ignore
neglect

Synonyms
verb be dramatic

overdo
exaggerate
overstate
magnify
stretch
dramatize

accent
overwork
mug
accentuate
hyperbolize
ham it up

show off
overemphasize
maximize
overdraw
overact
overstress

blow out of proportion
get carried away
labor at
lay it on thick
point up

Antonyms

play down

Synonyms
verb burden

exhaust
weaken
load
weight
strain
enervate
sap
tire
stretch

charge
lade
cumber
weary
pressure
drain
overburden
stress
task

saddle
overwork
try
encumber
push
weigh
oppress
prey on
wear out

weigh down
overtax
make demands on
press hard on
put pressure on
weigh heavily on

Antonyms

aid
assist
compress
activate
energize

invigorate
delight
exonerate
release
help

unburden
concentrate
strengthen

Synonyms
verb corrode, use

rub
consume
dwindle
jade
tax
crumble
impair
weather
decrease
gall
decline

tire
decay
scrape
abrade
fade
waste
shrink
deteriorate
exhaust
erode
scuff

weary
graze
fatigue
diminish
fray
chafe
drain
overwork
grind
cut down
wear out

be worthless
become threadbare
become worn
go to seed
scrape off
use up
wash away
wear thin

Antonyms

construct
enlarge
grow
increase
enliven
improve
activate
energize
invigorate

refresh
disrobe
freshen
delight
refuse
reject
build
develop
expand

extend
save
make happy
strengthen
take off
rebuild
cheer
please

Synonyms
noun devaluation due to use

depletion
erosion
depreciation

attrition
consumption
dissipation

decrement
ablation
hard wear

ravages of time
wearing away
weathering

Synonyms
verb become worn

waste

wear

wear out

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