Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > O Synonyms of overuse Find synonyms for: Noun1. overexploitation, overuse, overutilization, overutilisation, exploitation, developmentusage: exploitation to the point of diminishing returnsVerb1. overuse, overdrive, use, utilize, utilise, apply, employusage: make use of too often or too extensivelyWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of overuse (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sophism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language