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Recent Examples of overwrought Yet in this production, a couple of these choices seem overwrought, especially since this ensemble of actors is more than equipped to convey the concepts of Williams’ work. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025 Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49, was removed from the hospital by security the previous night after becoming irate and emotionally overwrought following a diagnosis that there was no other treatment available for his wife, the official said. John Miller, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025 For some readers, such accolades read as insincere or overwrought. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 Some scenes – particularly those in the jungle – feel overwrought in terms of CGI use. Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overwrought
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overwrought
Adjective
  • One was his heated exchange with Gore Vidal, which became so famous that a documentary about it, The Best of Enemies, was made about it in 2015.
    Doug Ducey, National Review, 14 Apr. 2025
  • On Wednesday, the second day of the trial, witness Nancy Jo Hancock — a woman who went on a date with Charles Vallow in July 2019 the night before Vallow was shot and killed — got into a heated exchange with Vallow Daybell during cross-examination.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Tucked in between Palm Beach's elaborate, ornate mansions, The Brazilian Court Hotel has been a discrete retreat since the 1920s.
    Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The ornate design will look great will all your suitcase mainstays, plus shoppers have their choice of seven springy shades, from red to sage green.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the Devils are a bit of a mess thanks to injuries, which makes this matchup hard to get too excited over.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • So, when the opportunity to visit Tanzania arose, I was intrigued and excited to embark on this journey.
    Ronny Maye, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There have, of course, been an abundance of folks who’ve shuffled off this mortal coil within the Canadian filmmaker’s nearly six decades’ worth of movies, often in the most baroque, grotesque manner possible.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
  • At the heart of it all is the stunning Santa Prisca Church, a baroque masterpiece that dominates the skyline with its pink stone facade.
    Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Pedestrians scoot past agitated mutterers or calculate their chances of survival before stepping into a crosswalk.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Female carpenter bees won’t sting unless they’re confined in your hand or become highly agitated.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing today is lavished with such extravagant design.
    Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The play is an extravagant metaphor for political discourse, disputes between nations, nationalist feelings and more.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Overwrought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overwrought. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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