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overboard
adjective as in excessive
Strongest matches
adjective as in exorbitant
adjective as in overabundant
Weak matches
- boundless
- disproportionate
- dissipated
- dizzying
- enormous
- exaggerated
- exorbitant
- extra
- extravagant
- extreme
- immoderate
- indulgent
- inordinate
- intemperate
- limitless
- more
- needless
- over
- overkill
- overmuch
- plethoric
- prodigal
- profligate
- recrementitious
- redundant
- self-indulgent
- sky-high
- steep
- stiff
- stratospheric
- super
- superabundant
- superfluous
- supernatural
- too many
- towering
- unbounded
- unconscionable
- undue
- unmeasurable
- unreasonable
- way-out
adjective as in overmuch
Weak matches
- boundless
- disproportionate
- dissipated
- dizzying
- enormous
- exaggerated
- exorbitant
- extravagant
- immoderate
- indulgent
- inordinate
- intemperate
- limitless
- overabundant
- plethoric
- recrementitious
- redundant
- self-indulgent
- sky-high
- stratospheric
- superabundant
- superfluous
- too many
- towering
- unbounded
- unconscionable
- undue
- unmeasurable
- unreasonable
- way-out
adjective as in rabid
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Flotsam means the leftover bits and pieces of a shipwreck, while jetsam means items thrown overboard on purpose.
It puts one at real risk of getting carried away, or even going overboard, especially when at sea.
As many of the panicked seamen attempted to jump overboard, they landed in the netting, were unable to climb out of it, and went down with the vessel.
I was afraid they were going to throw me overboard.
Most of the thirteen-man crew were already overboard, paddling between floating puddles of burning fuel.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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