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

Just don’t go overboard with a too-extensive nighttime routine, says Dr. Feby Maria Puravath-Manikat, a sleep-medicine physician in the Bay Area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

“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

"Let's not go overboard and say do a Collision Course, that's not going to happen at this point."

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

When it comes to supplements or over-the-counter peptides, don’t go overboard.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

It is not uncommon for doctors to be chronic overachievers; Beck wasn’t the first physician to go overboard with a new hobby.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

go overboard

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