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Overused

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Overused is an adjective meaning Used too much, or too often.

Meaning

Used too much, or too often.

More Meanings

  1. (of a word or phrase) Hackneyed or clichéd.
  2. simple past and past participle of overuse

Synonyms for overused

Depending on context, synonyms include overdone, overworked, banal, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy.

overdoneoverworkedbanalbatheticbromidiccheesycommonplacecornydog-earedhackneyedhoarypatshopwornstalethreadbaretimeworntiredtritewarmed-overwell-worn

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include excess, impaired, depreciated, abused, overplayed, overdone.

excessimpaireddepreciatedabusedoverplayedoverdoneovervisitedoverworkedtiredoverfrequentoverfamiliaroveractivatedoverpopularizedheavy-handedwell-usedoverdiscussedoverhypedoverrehearsed

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