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go too far

go too far
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [goh too fahr]
    • /goʊ tu fɑr/
    • /ɡəʊ tuː ˈfɑː(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh too fahr]
    • /goʊ tu fɑr/

Definitions of go too far words

  • verbal expression go too far take sth past acceptable limits 1
  • noun go too far to exceed reasonable limits 0
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Parts of speech for Go too far

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Go too far

go too far popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for go too far

verb go too far

  • overrate — to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate: I think you overrate their political influence.
  • overplay — to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
  • overstate — to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.
  • overreach — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
  • magnify — to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
All 34 Synonyms of go too far

Antonyms for go too far

verb go too far

  • play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • lessen — to become less.
  • compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
All 6 Antonyms of go too far

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