overwrought
adjective
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Synonyms for overwrought
Synonyms
agitated, excited, feverish, frenzied, heated, hectic, hyperactive, overactive
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Both Raff and Baron Cohen struggle the most during the series’ more emotional moments, like an overwrought scene where Eli, longing for Nadia, hurls all of the food out of his refrigerator and collapses on the floor, cry-eating bread and butter. — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, "Sacha Baron Cohen puts his subterfuge skills to good use in Netflix's The Spy," 5 Sep. 2019 Even though some fears of the planes’ fragility proved overwrought, the B-2 program has been criticized for the extensive cost of maintaining their stealth technology. — Samantha Masunagastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "30 years after the B-2 took flight, Northrop is applying lessons to a new stealth bomber," 21 Aug. 2019 Critics mocked the show’s tendency to turn the actual events of history into fodder for an overwrought family drama. — Emily Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "HBO’s Years and Years immerses us in our soon-to-be dystopia. Until it chickens out.," 4 Aug. 2019 Meichih and Michael Kim, the couple who are the restaurant’s co-executive chefs, forgo the overwrought emotional story time that can pair menus so steeped in nostalgia and visions of home. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "At Maum in Palo Alto, a tasting menu that celebrates Korean American classics," 8 Aug. 2019 Right now, air travel contributes just 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, so the hand-wringing about planes may seem overwrought. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "This website shows you exactly how guilty you should feel about flying," 7 Aug. 2019 Off-Center offering — the third and last of the season — to find a way into material that is already so overwrought. — New York Times, "Review: Sondheim’s Bumpy ‘Road Show,’ Now at the End of the Line," 25 July 2019 When, in 1971, Kenner brought out The Pound Era, Buckley ordered 48 copies for Christmas gifts, demonstrating both his friendship and considerable faith in a book that was initially ignored by reviewers or lambasted as mannered and overwrought. — Michael Dirda, National Review, "The Exhilarating Letters of Guy Davenport and Hugh Kenner," 25 July 2019 Also underwhelming: Counting Crows' Adam Duritz was overwrought during the Outlaw set, and didn't fit very well with the mood of the day. — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "From Lizzo to Lonely Island, here's the best and worst of Summerfest 2019 in Milwaukee so far," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overwrought.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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