Thesaurus / overzealous
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synonyms for overzealous
- demonstrative
- fidgety
- fiery
- high-strung
- hysterical
- impulsive
- restless
- skittish
- temperamental
- agitable
- alarmable
- edgy
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- fierce
- galvanic
- hasty
- hot-headed
- hot-tempered
- impatient
- impetuous
- inflammable
- intolerant
- irascible
- mercurial
- moody
- nervous
- neurotic
- passionate
- peevish
- quick
- quick-tempered
- rash
- reckless
- sensitive
- short-fused
- susceptible
- testy
- touchy
- uncontrolled
- uneasy
- vehement
- violent
- volatile
- volcanic
See also synonyms for: overzealously
- busy
- forward
- impertinent
- inquisitive
- interfering
- intrusive
- meddlesome
- meddling
- obtrusive
- opinionated
- pragmatic
- pushy
- rude
- biased
- one-sided
- sectarian
- sympathetic
- unjust
- accessory
- blind
- colored
- die-hard
- exclusive
- fanatic
- partial
- adhering
- bigoted
- cliquish
- conspiratorial
- denominational
- devoted
- jaundiced
- prejudiced
- prepossessed
- tendentious
- unreasoning
- warped
- zealous
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San Diegans deserve to be protected from overzealous law enforcement and companies that try to profit from the absence of expert and community oversight.
WE’RE WATCHING HOW THE COUNCIL WEIGHS THE DEVICES WATCHING USKHALID ALEXANDER AND LILLY IRANIJULY 26, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOAt the bottom of the list are protein-heavy products like jerkys and meat sticks, which score so poorly largely because their overzealous protein content throws their Nutrient Score to the moon.
I WROTE AN EQUATION TO FIND THE PERFECT ADVENTURE SNACKRYAN WICHELNSMAY 7, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEThe first time you set up a video doorbell with motion detection, it will likely be a little overzealous with its communication.
THE RING VIDEO DOORBELL PRO 2 ADDS RADAR TO CUT DOWN ON FALSE ALARMSSTAN HORACZEKFEBRUARY 25, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEShe’d scream at me for unpredictable reasons, like making copy-editing suggestions she deemed overzealous.
YELLING AT WORK ISN’T ALWAYS UNPROFESSIONALSARAH TODDFEBRUARY 8, 2021QUARTZRecently, he said he asked his children’s pediatrician if he was an “idiot or an overzealous parent” in his push to allow youth sports.
AFTER TELLING MORE THAN 800 ATHLETES AND COACHES TO QUARANTINE, A COUNTY HALTS YOUTH SPORTSOVETTA WIGGINSNOVEMBER 30, 2020WASHINGTON POSTSometimes an overzealous office-boy would try to drive one of these poor fellows away, and woe to that boy if Field found it out.
MCCLURE'S MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1896, VOL. VI. NO. 2VARIOUSAnd even the brain is not so easily cut out, as many an overzealous materialist may think.
THE POSITIVE OUTCOME OF PHILOSOPHYJOSEPH DIETZGENPerhaps he was overzealous in the work at times, and if he had spared his strength more he might be still with us.
SOUTH AND SOUTH CENTRAL AFRICAH. FRANCES DAVIDSONYet in this case, as in others, insurrections against the sway of scientific truth appeared among some overzealous religionists.
HISTORY OF THE WARFARE OF SCIENCE WITH THEOLOGY IN CHRISTENDOMANDREW DICKSON WHITEI daily paid my compliments to the bishops, though ordinarily I was not overzealous in such matters.
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAMEPHRAIM EMERTONWORDS RELATED TO OVERZEALOUS
- agitable
- alarmable
- demonstrative
- edgy
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- fidgety
- fierce
- fiery
- galvanic
- hasty
- high-strung
- hot-headed
- hot-tempered
- hysterical
- impatient
- impetuous
- impulsive
- inflammable
- intolerant
- irascible
- mercurial
- moody
- nervous
- neurotic
- overzealous
- passionate
- peevish
- quick
- quick-tempered
- rash
- reckless
- restless
- sensitive
- short-fused
- skittish
- susceptible
- temperamental
- testy
- touchy
- uncontrolled
- uneasy
- vehement
- violent
- volatile
- volcanic
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