overmuch

o·ver·much

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-muhch]
- /ˈoʊ vərˈmʌtʃ/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈmʌtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-muhch]
- /ˈoʊ vərˈmʌtʃ/

Definitions of overmuch word

adverb overmuch If something happens overmuch, it happens too much or very much. 0
adverb overmuch too much; very much 0
noun overmuch an excessive amount 0
adjective overmuch too much 0
noun overmuch too great a quantity; excessive amount 0

See all 5 definitions of overmuch

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Origin of overmuch

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at over-, much

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Parts of speech for Overmuch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overmuch

overmuch popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for overmuch

adj overmuch

absonant — inharmonious
inordinate — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.

noun overmuch

bellyful — as much as one wants or can eat
byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
luxuriance — luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.
engorgement — The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.
excess — An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.

adv overmuch

disproportionately — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
drastically — acting with force or violence; violent.
hugely — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
illegally — forbidden by law or statute.
immensely — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.

adjective overmuch

excessive — More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
exorbitant — (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
overboard — over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.

adverb overmuch

exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
extravagantly — With lavish expenditure or behaviour.
extremely — To a very great degree ; very.
immoderately — In an immoderate manner.

All 29 Synonyms of overmuch