Synonyms of oversupply

oversupply

noun

ˈō-vər-sə-ˌplī 

as in surplus

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed

an oversupply of new homes is helping to drive down housing prices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surplus
• excess
• overflow
• abundance
• sufficiency
• overabundance
• surfeit
• surplusage
• overage
• superabundance
• superfluity
• plethora
• fat
• overkill
• redundancy
• plus
• overproduction
• overplus
• plenty
• bellyful
• overmuch
• bounty
• profusion
• overstock
• plentitude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deficiency
• deficit
• insufficiency
• undersupply
• lack
• scarcity
• dearth
• want

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of oversupply

Further delays were due to high interest rates, lack of lending support and an oversupply of apartments, Peebles said. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025

An ongoing reduction in the demand for housing leads to an oversupply of vacant properties. —Camila Alvayay Torrejon, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025

As the current trading year nears its end, crude oil markets are heading to 2025 in a largely bearish mood on familiar concerns of oversupply, lackluster demand from China and a stronger dollar. —Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024

Since around 2020, Chinese auto brands, especially EV manufacturers, have been expanding internationally in search of more revenue as fierce competition and oversupply at home eat into their market share. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Asia, 25 Nov. 2024