Used too much, or too often.
Used in a Sentence
overused
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for overused.
Editorial note
Just a stylistic note, I found the word alleged to be a bit overused in the first part.
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Quick take
Used too much, or too often.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of overused gathered in one view.
(of a word or phrase) Hackneyed or clichéd.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for overused.
adjective
Used too much, or too often.
adjective
(of a word or phrase) Hackneyed or clichéd.
Example sentences
Just a stylistic note, I found the word alleged to be a bit overused in the first part.
The answer always seems to be something in the lines of 'do what you love' which is so overused it loses its impact.
OO can definitely be overused, but honestly 99% of the problems I face are people just writing unmaintainable, procedural code.
As to the overuse of acronyms; I think they are overused in this profession.
I've read many articles that say MRIs are overused and lead to overdiagnosis.
First of all, I definitely agree that resumes are woefully overused and overrated.
I agree genius is overused and try to avoid it.
If I'm right, we won't see wasm overused such that the web becomes a sea of monolithic and opaque apps (as too many mobile OS homescreens are).
On the other hand, I was kind of sad that I'm coming into card ui so late that it's about to be the next big overused thing.
But generally I agree, animations are easily overused.
> OO can definitely be overused, but honestly 99% of the problems I face are people just writing unmaintainable, procedural code.
But I do think they are massively overused here in the US, and there needs to be some safeguards that you're not shoehorning someone into something, just to get anything.
Quote examples
"it has yet to disrupt production" This overused buzzword in context of production looks ridiculous.
But, I do think this term "identity theft" is often overused.
I know that quote has been overused already, but: "Almost all the successful microservice stories have started with a monolith that got too big and was broken up.
"Making too many local calls" - More than one person has been required to purchase a business line when they overused their local calling privileges.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use overused in a sentence?
Just a stylistic note, I found the word alleged to be a bit overused in the first part.
What does overused mean?
Used too much, or too often.
What part of speech is overused?
overused is commonly used as adjective.