overworked 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of overworkednext
as in overtaxed

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overworked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of overwork
1
as in overused

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as in exerted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overworked
  1. exerted
  2. exhausted
  3. fatigued
  4. invaded
  5. exercised
  6. tired
  7. entrenched
  8. tried
Verb
  • Ball expects the main areas to be impacted will be food and vehicles, both of which have exerted either disinflationary or deflationary pressures in recent months.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Even in the age of smartphones and social media, Ethiopia’s authoritarian government has exerted remarkable control over the flow of information.
    Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2021
Definition of exerted
Adjective
  • David believes this is just her exhausted mind playing tricks, attributing it to postpartum depression, stress, and fatigue.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This means that athletes can train longer before becoming exhausted.
    Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • Fans seemed a bit fatigued despite this being the main event of a two-hour Raw.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Does the recipient seems confused, fatigued, agitated or unsteady?
    Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of fatigued
Verb
  • Annabelle follows a couple whose vintage porcelain doll becomes a conduit for a demonic spirit shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists, resulting in a prequel story that strongly invokes elements of Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror classic Rosemary's Baby.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • British forces invaded Buenos Aires in 1806 and 1807, but the locals defeated them.
    Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of invaded
Verb
  • If those options are not exercised, each pitcher would get a $1 million buyout.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Many Indigenous nations that exercised them survive today, long outliving the Spanish Empire – and the people who carried the Requerimiento on their crusade across the Americas.
    Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of exercised
Adjective
  • In difficult listening situations, participants described feeling physically and mentally tired.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But towards the end of the day, when everyone is sufficiently tired out, Webb says there's nothing better than sitting down and winding down together.
    Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of tired
Verb
  • Lithium, in other words, has become firmly entrenched in the wellness industry’s extensive library of supplements.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But Austin Vance, CEO and cofounder of software development and consultant agency Focused Labs, countered in an email statement that this legislation actually would have stifled innovation from new players and entrenched the dominance of big companies including Google, Amazon and Meta.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of entrenched
Verb
  • The Bears didn’t well in any phase against the Orange, but Mendoza, who suffered first-half interceptions on consecutive pass attempts to set up 10 points by the Orange, tried to shoulder much of the blame.
    Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The Pelicans killed Denver on the glass, regardless of what lineups Adelman tried.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of tried
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