Overuse Synonyms

ōvər-yo͝oz
To treat badly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. use too much
  2. use too frequently
  3. wear out
  4. misuse
Make use of too often or too extensively
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. overdrive
Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. overexploitation
  2. overutilization
  3. overutilisation

Words Related to Overuse

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. abuse
  2. use
  3. over-use
  4. over-training

Overuse Sentence Examples

  • Has my cataract been caused by overuse of my eyes?

  • As a result, Tim suffered an overuse wrist tendinitis injury.

  • There are things in here that I found disagreeable not the least of which is the overuse of Neptune.

  • Exclusions were sensible, and included more than 15 headache days a month, and symptomatic medication overuse.

  • For the symptomatic strong, the extent of muscle overuse ranged from two to three muscles.

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