What is another word for overworked ?

nothing to get excited about

So often used that it has become repetitive and tiresome

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

colorless^US

colourless^UK

a dime a dozen

nothing to write home about

past their sell-by date

foetid^UK

fetid^US

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

recognized^US

recognised^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

nothing out of the ordinary

plagiarized^US

plagiarised^UK

favoured^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

blending into the background

favourite^UK

favorite^US

meagre^UK

meager^US

honored^US

favored^US

driveling^US

drivelling^UK

wintry^US

wintery^UK

of little consequence

honoured^UK

flavorless^US

flavourless^UK

neither one thing nor the other

not amounting to much

nothing to shout about

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Adjective

Unnatural, artificial or fake in nature

to all intents and purposes

phoney^UK

phony^US

not what it is cracked up to be

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Adjective

Done to excess

laid on with a trowel

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Adjective

Excessively burdened

Adjective

Intricately or elaborately decorated or detailed

excessively ornamental

skillful^US

skilful^UK

with bells and whistles

jewelled^UK

jeweled^US

colored^US

coloured^UK

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Adjective

Under a great deal of strain and worry

Adjective

(of a quality or result) Achieved or maintained by careful and deliberate effort

falling apart at the seams

thought out in advance

organized^US

organised^UK

established in advance

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Adjective

Worn out

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

anemic^US

anaemic^UK

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Adjective

Insufficiently paid

Adjective

Damaged and shabby as a result of much use

worse for wear

having seen better days

disheveled^US

dishevelled^UK

meager^US

meagre^UK

all the worse for wear

gone to rack and ruin

unravelled^UK

unravelling^UK

unraveling^US

unraveled^US

in a state of disrepair

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

without two pennies to rub together

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Adjective

Detailed and complicated in design and planning, involving many carefully arranged elements

leaving no stone unturned

skilful^UK

skillful^US

itemized^US

itemised^UK

difficult to understand

full of twists and turns

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

specialised^UK

specialized^US

impossible to understand

impossible to separate

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Verb

Past tense for to oppressively cause someone or something to do too much work

“In Jerry's opinion, the government has to put up disciplinary measures against employers who abuse and overwork their staff.”

Verb

Past tense for to work (oneself) overly hard

overstrained

overextended

overloaded

ran yourself into the ground

burned the midnight oil

burnt the midnight oil

drove oneself too hard

driven oneself too hard

knocked oneself out

pushed oneself too hard

run yourself into the ground

burned the candle at both ends

burnt the candle at both ends

overdid it

overdone it

wore oneself to a shadow

worn oneself to a shadow

worked oneself into the ground

bit off more than you can chew

bitten off more than you can chew

drove oneself into the ground

driven oneself into the ground

overstrained yourself

worked your fingers to the bone

worked one's tail off

practiced presenteeism

overexerted yourself

overexerted

worked yourself to death

overdid things

had too many balls in the air

had too many irons in the fire

overdone things

driven oneself

drove oneself

bitten off more than one can chew

bit off more than one can chew

overwrought

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“We tend to overwork as a means of self-escape, as a way of trying to justify our existence.”

Verb

worked oneself into the ground

Past tense for to drive or work to exhaustion

made too many demands on

run yourself into the ground

preyed on

made heavy demands on

ran yourself into the ground

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“My mother was always afraid I would overwork myself with everything on my plate, but I never did.”

Verb

made a mountain out of a molehill

Past tense for be dramatic

overplayed

exaggerated

maximised^UK

maximized^US

dramatised^UK

dramatized^US

blew out of proportion

blown out of proportion

coloured^UK

belaboured^UK

colored^US

belabored^US

made a big thing about

made a big thing of

made federal case

laid it on

made a production out of

run into the ground

laid it on with a trowel

made a big deal out of something

blown up out of all proportion

ran into the ground

bit off too much

blew up out of all proportion

made a federal case of

made a big thing out of

made mountain of molehill

laid something on thick

made a mountain out of

laid on

played up

made a big deal out of

attached too much importance to

laid too much stress on

made a performance of

attached too much weight to

made something out of nothing

camped it up

played on heartstrings

played to the gallery

gone over the top about

went on and on about

went over the top about

wore oneself out

worn oneself out

gave someone a sob story

given someone a sob story

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Verb

imposed excessive strain on

Past tense for give excessive work, responsibility, or information to

Verb

Past tense for to apply great and continuous effort towards work, a task, or a goal

worked your fingers to the bone

endeavored^US

ploughed^UK

plowed^US

endeavoured^UK

leaned over backwards

pulled out all the stops

fell over backwards

fallen over backwards

put one's back into something

dragged oneself

worked oneself to the bone

burned the candle at both ends

burnt the candle at both ends

kept your nose to the grindstone

moved heaven and earth

ruptured yourself

made an all-out effort

gave it your best shot

given it your best shot

put one's back into it

put up a fight against

pegged away at

left no stone unturned

made a supreme effort

worked one's socks off

used some elbow grease

worked one's butt off

put one's shoulder to the wheel

put effort

gone ham

put effort into something

gotten your head down

pulled up one's socks

rolled up one's sleeves

groveled^US

grovelled^UK

moved with difficulty

had one's nose to grindstone

worked fingers to bone

tried very hard

tried for

shinnied

made one's way with difficulty

pushed oneself to the limit

kept nose to grindstone

kept going

gone hammer and tongs

given it a whirl

worked one's way

plowed away

proceeded laboriously

fronted up

gave best shot

made a bid

proceeded with difficulty

went hammer and tongs

bellied up to the bar

gotten your act together

got your act together

gave something a whirl

given something a whirl

applied oneself to

gone to war

went to war

shown determination in

saw through

showed determination in

seen through

acquited oneself

drove oneself to the limit

driven oneself to the limit

given old college try

went the whole nine yards

gone the whole nine yards

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Verb

wore oneself to a frazzle

Past tense for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

wore oneself to a shadow

worn oneself to a shadow

worn oneself to a frazzle

immobilized^US

leveled^US

levelled^UK

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

immobilised^UK

brought someone to their knees

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Verb

beat the living daylights out of

Past tense for to treat someone or something badly or unkindly

brutalised^UK

brutalized^US

victimised^UK

victimized^US

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

inflicted suffering on

tyrannized^US

played the heavy with

tyrannised^UK

agonized^US

traumatized^US

terrorized^US

traumatised^UK

terrorised^UK

agonised^UK

beatbeat the living daylights out of the living daylights out of

ridden roughshod over

gave someone the works

given someone the works

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Verb

Past tense for work hard

Verb

Past tense for to pay someone less than the value of their work

Verb

Past tense for dwell on

belaboured^UK

belabored^US

dwelt upon

dwelled upon