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- [adjective oh-ver-i-lab-er-it; verb oh-ver-i-lab-uh-reyt]
- /adjective ˈoʊ vər ɪˈlæb ər ɪt; verb ˌoʊ vər ɪˈlæb əˌreɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [adjective oh-ver-i-lab-er-it; verb oh-ver-i-lab-uh-reyt]
- /adjective ˈoʊ vər ɪˈlæb ər ɪt; verb ˌoʊ vər ɪˈlæb əˌreɪt/
Definitions of overelaborate word
- adjective overelaborate excessively or fussily elaborate, ornate, detailed, etc. 1
- verb with object overelaborate to render or present with excessive or fussy detail: He so overelaborates his jokes that they lose their humor. 1
- verb without object overelaborate to add excessive details, as in writing or speaking: He overelaborates to an extent that his novels must be cut radically before being published. 1
- noun overelaborate Excessively elaborate. 1
- adjective overelaborate excessively ornate, detailed, or complex 0
- verb overelaborate to detail or develop (an idea, plan, etc) excessively 0
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Parts of speech for Overelaborate
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overelaborate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
overelaborate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overelaborate
adjective overelaborate
- baroque — Baroque architecture and art is an elaborate style of architecture and art that was popular in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
- beautiful — A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- embroidered — Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
- fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
verb overelaborate
- embellish — Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
- aggrandize — To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive.
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
- colour — The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours.
Antonyms for overelaborate
adjective overelaborate
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- ugly — very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
verb overelaborate
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
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