Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(ambitransitive) To fish (an area or a species) excessively, often substantially reducing over several years the supply of one or more species of fish in an area..
In the 1970s, it become^([sic]) increasingly clear that cod were being overfished in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
Use overfish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overfish means (ambitransitive) To fish (an area or a species) excessively, often substantially reducing over several years the supply of one or more species of fish in an area..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the 1970s, it become^([sic]) increasingly clear that cod were being overfished in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.