Synonyms

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2. lavish, extravagant, excessive, profuse, profusive, exorbitant, inordinate, immoderate, beyond all bounds; uncalled-for, unwarranted, unneeded, needless, unnecessary; overgenerous, overliberal, over-bounteous, overbountiful, overlavish; too much, too many.
3. wasteful, prodigal, profligate, wanton, dissipative; intemperate, incontinent, improvident.

overact, v. Theat. SI. ham or ham up; affect, put on, counterfeit, sham, make a show of; overdo, overstress, overcharge, overcolor, overstate, make a mountain out of a molehill, make much ado about nothing, make much of; color, paint, paint in glowing terms, oversell, Inf. play up, exaggerate, Inf. build up or on; Inf. pile it on, Inf lay it on, Inf. lay or spread it on thick, SI. bull; embellish, overdevelop, magnify; romance, embroider, stretch, stretch the point.

overall, adj. entire, extensive, extended, long-term, long-range; complete, total, whole, wholesale; comprehensive, universal, all-embracing, inclusive, all-inclusive, blanket, umbrella; panoramic, sweeping, general; unbroken, undivided, all in one.

overawe, v. intimidate, cow, awe, daunt, dismay, abash, disconcert, Inf. faze, frighten, appall; domineer, browbeat, bully, threaten, hector, buffalo out of or into, bluster, bulldoze, coerce, compel, dragoon; dominate, lord it over, subdue, bend to one's will, keep under one's thumb, lead by the nose, make a puppet of; oppress, terrorize, override, ride roughshod over, rule with an iron rod.

overawed, adj. intimidated, daunted, cowed, dismayed, abashed, disconcerted, disheartened, discouraged, unnerved, unmanned; restrained, subdued, submissive, docile, cowering, cringing; fearful, frightened, timid, timorous, apprehensive; taken aback, nonplused, bewildered, stunned, stupefied, amazed, overcome, astonished, dazed, dumfounded, Inf. bowled over, Inf. shaken.

overbalance, v. 1. outweigh, overweigh, outbalance, preponderate; overshadow, throw into the shade, eclipse, put to shame, Inf. show up. See - outweigh.
2. push over, tip over, tilt, knock over, knock down, topple, turn turtle, upend; overturn, overset, capsize, upset.

overbear, v. 1. bear down or down on, press down, weigh down, push down, force down.
2. overcome, conquer, triumph over, defeat, win out over, get the better of, beat, Inf. beat out, Inf whip; overpower, overwhelm, destroy, crush, trounce, Inf. stomp, trample, ruin.
3. dominate, domineer, lord it over, play the lord, master, control, rule, govern; command, order, lay down the law, call the shots or plays, Inf. wear the pants, run the show, rule the roost, wear the crown, occupy the throne, have the whip hand; have the upper hand, be master of the situation, be on top of, have [s.o.] under one's thumb; wield the sceptor, wield the power, sway, bend to one's will, force, coerce.
4. tyrannize, rule with a rod of iron, rule with an iron or high hand, boss or boss around, tell [s.o.] what to do; browbeat, intimidate, threaten, bully, ride roughshod over, ride herd on; oppress, suppress, repress, keep down or under; step on, walk all over, use [s.o.] for a doormat; break, humble, subdue, subjugate, subject, subordinate, enthrall, enslave, reduce to slavery, hold captive, hold in bondage.