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View usage for: (oʊvəʳwɜːʳkt) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe a word, expression, or idea as overworked, you mean it has been used so often that it no longer has much effect or meaning. 'Ecological' has become one of the most overworked adjectives. ...an overworked simile. Synonyms: hackneyed, common, stock, tired More Synonyms of overworked Examples of 'overworked' in a sentenceoverworked What I am pointing out is that they're human, grossly overworked, and unfortunately judged by results. In other languagesoverworked British English: overworked ADJECTIVE If you describe a word, expression, or idea as overworked, you mean it has been used so often that it no longer has much effect or meaning. Ecological' has become one of the most overworked adjectives among manufacturers of garden supplies. - American English: overworked
- Brazilian Portuguese: desgastado
- Chinese: 滥用的
- European Spanish: agotado
- French: surmené
- German: übermäßig gebraucht
- Italian: inflazionato
- Japanese: 使われすぎている
- Korean: 식상한
- European Portuguese: desgasto
- Latin American Spanish: agotado
Chinese translation of 'overworked' adj - [person]
过(過)度劳(勞)累的 (guòdù láolèi de) - [word, expression]
使用过(過)滥(濫)的 (shǐyòng guòlàn de)
n (u) -
过(過)分劳(勞)累 (guòfèn láoleì)
vt - [person]
使工作过(過)度 (shǐ gōngzuò guòdù)
vi -
工作过(過)度 (gōngzuò guòdù)
an overworked doctor Synonyms stressed (out) overloaded overburdened overtaxed `Unique' is one of the most overworked words in advertising. Synonyms played out (informal) worn-out clichéd unoriginal SeetriteNearby words ofoverworked - overwhelm
- overwhelming
- overwork
- overworked
- overwrought
- owe
- owing
Related terms ofoverworked Additional synonymsHow long have you been feeling fatigued? Synonyms tired, exhausted, weary, tired out, bushed (informal), wasted, all in (slang), fagged (out) (informal), whacked (British, informal), jaded, knackered (slang), clapped out (Australian, New Zealand, informal), overtired, zonked (slang), dead beat (informal), jiggered (informal), on your last legs, creamcrackered (British, informal) Definition ordinary or average I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student. Synonyms ordinary, middling, average, fair, modest, commonplace, common, vanilla (informal), mediocre, banal, tolerable (informal), passable, undistinguished, unimpressive, unexciting, unexceptional, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), no great shakes (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal) Definition uninteresting from having been done or seen too many times repeating stale jokes to kill the time Synonyms unoriginal, banal, trite, common, flat, stereotyped, commonplace, worn-out, antiquated, threadbare, old hat, insipid, hackneyed, overused, repetitious, platitudinous, cliché-ridden Listeners seem to have stereotyped ideas. Synonyms unoriginal, stock, standard, tired, conventional, played out, stale, banal, standardized, mass-produced, corny (slang), threadbare, trite, hackneyed, overused, platitudinous, cliché-ridden Definition being a cliché National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential. Synonyms hackneyed, standard, usual, set, routine, stereotyped, staple, commonplace, worn-out, banal, run-of-the-mill, trite, overusedDefinition having been used or expressed so often as to be no longer interesting the government's threadbare domestic policies Synonyms hackneyed, common, tired, stale, corny (slang), stock, familiar, conventional, stereotyped, commonplace, well-worn, trite, clichéd, overused, cliché-ridden Definition having been used so often as to be no longer interesting In the dim light the equipment looked old and time-worn. Synonyms hackneyed, stock, tired, ancient, dated, stale, out of date, well-worn, threadbare, trite, passé, clichéd, old hat, hoary, outwornDefinition having been used so often as to be no longer interesting I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses. Synonyms hackneyed, stale, well-worn, old, stock, familiar, conventional, corny (slang), threadbare, trite, clichéd, outwornDefinition (of a remark or idea) commonplace and unoriginal The movie is teeming with trite and obvious ideas. Synonyms unoriginal, worn, common, stock, ordinary, tired, routine, dull, stereotyped, hack, pedestrian, commonplace, stale, banal, corny (slang), run-of-the-mill, threadbare, clichéd, uninspired, hackneyed, bromidic |