Definitions

go overboard

VERB

overdo

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerate overestimate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue

STRONG

amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch

WEAK

be intemperate bite off too much do to death drive oneself go too far lay it on make federal case not know when to stop pile on run into the ground run riot strain oneself talk big wear down wear oneself out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

play down

STRONG

compress decrease lessen

WEAK

ignore neglect

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go overboard

“It’s considered a small study and I don’t want to go overboard, except to say that it’s encouraging.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

He was told to go overboard but was then called back to help the wounded and secure the ship, which was flooding.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Investors can hang loose for now, but probably shouldn’t go overboard.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

It’s clearly a passion project, and like many passion projects, it can go overboard at times, grow overstuffed, not to say oversolemn — though solemnity, to be sure, is appropriate to the history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025

My mom had protocols to go overboard with the Stray Cats but also be very subtle in our generosity.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

go overboard

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