What does overzealous mean?
Overzealous means Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent..
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/ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs/ · adjective
Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent..
With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her.
Halo's destruction was your error, and you rightly bear the blame. But the Council was... overzealous.
Use overzealous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overzealous means Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent..
Common synonyms include passionate, fanatical, rabid, fanatic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her.
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