Synonyms of overwork

overwork

verb

1

as in to overdo

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overdo
• overuse
• encroach
• trespass
• infringe
• invade
• overutilize
• entrench
• exceed
• intrench
• overrun
• transcend
• outrun
• overreach
• surpass
• overshoot
• overstep
• outreach
• break
• overpass

2

as in to exert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exert
• exercise
• overexert
• try
• essay
• grind (out)
• eke out
• scratch
• attack
• put out
• apply (oneself)
• labor
• toil
• slave
• wade
• struggle
• buckle (down)
• drive
• pitch in
• trudge
• hammer (away)
• hustle
• scrabble
• dig (away)
• sweat
• strive
• work
• plow
• knuckle down
• tug
• endeavor
• beaver (away)
• strain
• dig in
• drudge
• peg (away)
• bang away
• plug
• plod
• travail
• hump
• grub
• moil
• slog
• fag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• break
• slacken
• ease (up)
• shirk
• idle
• hang (around or out)
• rest
• bum
• chill
• let up
• relax
• hack (around)
• slack (off)
• lounge
• loaf
• laze
• goof (off)
• unwind
• repose
• play
• veg out
• hang
• loll
• bask
• trifle
• dillydally
• dally
• goldbrick
• fool around
• footle
• dabble
• goof (around)
• monkey (around)
• doodle
• hang about
• putter (around)
• potter (around)
• mess around
• fribble

Examples of overwork in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The muscles then try to compensate for this, working harder and becoming overworked, leading to trigger points and further muscle shortening and weakness. —Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024

It’s implied that underfunding has rendered medical staff across the city overworked and impatient, but the doctors also allow egos to cloud their judgment and administrative shortcuts to dictate their methodology. —Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024

He’s been talking about his colleagues, who are overworked and underpaid, even while working for some of the biggest studios in the industry. —Brian Merchant, WIRED, 12 Aug. 2024

Soccer players say they’re overworked with a match calendar of two games a week. —Steve Price, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024