oversupply

[oh-ver-suh-plahy, oh-ver-suh-plahy] / ˈoʊ vər səˌplaɪ, ˌoʊ vər səˈplaɪ /

NOUN

surplus

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glut

STRONG

balance excess fat overage overflow overkill overmuch overrun overstock plethora plus remainder residue superabundance superfluity surfeit surplusage

WEAK

something extra the limit too much

Antonyms

STRONG

base core lack need want

Example Sentences

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After an initial spike, milk price rises have eased in the last few years because of global oversupply.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Past memory booms have resulted in oversupply and then deep downturns.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

That has created some oversupply of new homes and helped tilt the market in favor of buyers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Downtown has suffered from an oversupply of office space since a building spree in the 1980s and early 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I asked Mr. Mason and the best I could get out of him was a parrot-like statement that 'owing to the oversupply of our commodity, we have decided to close operations for the present.

From A Certain Rich Man by White, William Allen

oversupply

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