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Definition of overkill in English: overkillnoun ˈəʊvəkɪlˈoʊvərˌkɪl mass noun1Excessive use, treatment, or action. animators now face a dilemma of technology overkill Example sentencesExamples - If wiring the wine cellar for an Internet connection seems like overkill, consider the possibilities for the pampered homeowner.
- The screen is a bit of overkill because the audience is not that far from the center of action on the hot shop floor.
- Nevertheless, one can't help but think the hordes of Canadian Mounted Police and other law enforcement personnel amounts to overkill.
- Sitting through the whole thing might feel like overkill.
- If your company's goal is to use learning as a core retention strategy, that seems like overkill.
- However, I agree that this is probably overkill in this case.
- Yet now that the government seems to be throwing its weight behind the issue, some critics call it overkill.
- I understand the need to meet labelling requirements, but I suggest that maybe this is a little bit of overkill.
- Isn't adding a second bomb a bit of cinematic overkill?
- While it may seem like overkill, the military was finally satisfied.
- It sounds a bit like overkill, but one on each arm, matched with front and rear lights covers all the angles.
- A surround mix would have been nice, but probably overkill.
- But that response turned out to be overkill when the usual large dose of morphine did not follow the initial small injection.
- Lastly, this keeping of the suspense for a whole week is a bit of overkill.
- More than eight ounces is getting too close to overkill.
- In some cases, this approach is necessary, but many times it's overkill.
- It may be overkill, but don't tell that to the book world.
- For the home user it might be a little too expensive, and even a bit of overkill.
- For a band that had one single in them, getting the full reissue treatment seems a bit like overkill.
- They must have determined that to be overkill, because they stopped attaching the probes to their body armor at some point during the mission.
Synonyms excess, overabundance, superabundance, profusion, glut, surfeit, surplus, superfluity, more than enough, too many, too much 2The amount by which destruction or the capacity for destruction exceeds what is necessary. the existing nuclear overkill Example sentencesExamples - The main consideration was to avoid weapon overkill.
- Despite his sense of legality, he could resort to dramatic displays of armed might and air power to quell internal opposition with literal overkill.
Definition of overkill in US English: overkillnounˈoʊvərˌkɪlˈōvərˌkil 1Excessive use, treatment, or action; too much of something. animators now face a dilemma of technology overkill Example sentencesExamples - I understand the need to meet labelling requirements, but I suggest that maybe this is a little bit of overkill.
- The screen is a bit of overkill because the audience is not that far from the center of action on the hot shop floor.
- In some cases, this approach is necessary, but many times it's overkill.
- More than eight ounces is getting too close to overkill.
- It may be overkill, but don't tell that to the book world.
- A surround mix would have been nice, but probably overkill.
- For the home user it might be a little too expensive, and even a bit of overkill.
- However, I agree that this is probably overkill in this case.
- Sitting through the whole thing might feel like overkill.
- Nevertheless, one can't help but think the hordes of Canadian Mounted Police and other law enforcement personnel amounts to overkill.
- While it may seem like overkill, the military was finally satisfied.
- Isn't adding a second bomb a bit of cinematic overkill?
- But that response turned out to be overkill when the usual large dose of morphine did not follow the initial small injection.
- If wiring the wine cellar for an Internet connection seems like overkill, consider the possibilities for the pampered homeowner.
- If your company's goal is to use learning as a core retention strategy, that seems like overkill.
- It sounds a bit like overkill, but one on each arm, matched with front and rear lights covers all the angles.
- For a band that had one single in them, getting the full reissue treatment seems a bit like overkill.
- Yet now that the government seems to be throwing its weight behind the issue, some critics call it overkill.
- They must have determined that to be overkill, because they stopped attaching the probes to their body armor at some point during the mission.
- Lastly, this keeping of the suspense for a whole week is a bit of overkill.
Synonyms excess, overabundance, superabundance, profusion, glut, surfeit, surplus, superfluity, more than enough, too many, too much 2The amount by which destruction or the capacity for destruction exceeds what is necessary. the existing nuclear overkill Example sentencesExamples - The main consideration was to avoid weapon overkill.
- Despite his sense of legality, he could resort to dramatic displays of armed might and air power to quell internal opposition with literal overkill.
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