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--adj. 2 beaten, defeated, overwhelmed, subdued, worsted,<br />

bested; affected, speechless, swept <strong>of</strong>f one's feet, rendered<br />

helpless, overpowered, moved, influenced, at a loss (for words),<br />

Colloq bowled over: <strong>The</strong> victim's parents were overcome with<br />

grief when the casualty list was published. Colin was too<br />

overcome to speak at the award presentation.<br />

overconfident<br />

adj. 1 brash, arrogant, cocksure, cocky, brazen, hubristic,<br />

swaggering, audacious, overbearing, vainglorious, Colloq pushy:<br />

It is harmful for a sportsman's morale to be overconfident <strong>of</strong><br />

winning. 2 heedless, foolhardy, thoughtless, short-sighted,<br />

hasty: Rock-climbers should not be overconfident and rely<br />

entirely on their ropes.<br />

overcritical<br />

adj. supercritical, hypercritical, captious, carping, niggling,<br />

cavilling, querulous, fault-finding, finicky, fussy,<br />

hair-splitting, difficult, fastidious, harsh, severe, demanding,<br />

exacting, small, small-minded, US and Canadian picayune, Colloq<br />

picky, nit-picking, pernickety or US also persnickety: You<br />

should not be overcritical <strong>of</strong> Maddy - she's only a child.<br />

overcrowded<br />

adj. jammed, packed, congested, populous, over-populous,<br />

jam-packed, overpopulated; swarming, crawling, choked, packed to<br />

the gunwales: <strong>The</strong> planet is becoming overcrowded. We squeezed<br />

into an already overcrowded train.<br />

overdo v. 1 carry to excess, overindulge, be intemperate, go or carry<br />

to extremes, overact, exaggerate, carry or go too far,<br />

overreach, not know when to stop, paint the lily, gild refined<br />

gold, out-Herod Herod, Colloq go overboard, do to death, lay it<br />

on thick, lay it on with a trowel; go <strong>of</strong>f the deep end:<br />

Exercise a little judgement and try not to overdo it. 2<br />

overwork, do too much, overtax, exhaust, fatigue, overload,<br />

overburden, Colloq bite <strong>of</strong>f more than one can chew, burn the<br />

candle at both ends: Don't overdo it or you'll feel the results<br />

tomorrow.<br />

overdue adj. late, tardy, behindhand, behind, unpunctual, belated, US<br />

past due: As it is now December, payment is long overdue. I've

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