OVERWORKING Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

overworking

verb

present participle of overwork

as in overdoing

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as in exerting

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While accent pillows are a great way to add color and pattern into your room design, overdoing it with too many pillows can make for a busy, unkempt look.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Have fun walking up and running down the dunes with your pup, but be mindful of the heat and elevation to avoid overdoing it.

— Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of overdoing

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Instead, in the late 19th century, Japan started to build its own empire, exerting influence over Korea as well as Manchuria, an important area of modern-day China that borders Korea, Russia and Mongolia.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
The dynamic underscores how Trump continues to view tariffs as a tool for exerting pressure, both for trade grievances and as leverage in broader negotiations.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of exerting

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Common mistakes like skipping morning water, overusing caffeine, or ignoring electrolytes can impact hydration.

— Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 7 July 2026
The fastest ways to lose that hotel feel include overusing plug-ins, which read as synthetic, and mixing too many competing fragrances at once.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

Definition of overusing

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The burgeoning surveillance, Coggins said, raises the prospect of misuse against people exercising their free-speech rights, including protesters.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Most of the time, senators exercising this role must rely on gauzy assurances and strained analogies to the candidate’s performance in previous positions.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of exercising

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Frantic skirmishes between the family and the beast take place as the house floods, and eventually the invading creature is tangled up in a trap.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
But when his ice cream-eating schoolmates begin slaughtering their parents overnight, seemingly fueled by the wafting sound of the truck jingle and old-timey black-and-white animations invading their phones, Jared seems like the lucky one.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of invading

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Desperate struggles against the encroaching elements become a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of a different magnitude.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
While the planet is actually quite bright, its proximity to the sun means there is a small window to view it before encroaching daylight washes it out.

— Michael d'Estries, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026

Definition of encroaching

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