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oversaturated

oversaturated

1 5.8
Having too much of something for a system or place to handle
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈsætʃʊˌreɪtɪd/
translation icon : sobresaturado
  • The market is also oversaturated with thousands of games that are exactly the same.
  • oversaturated market

Examples

  • An oversaturated market is bad no matter what.

    Blog text (31)

  • What to do in an oversaturated market?

    Blog text (26)

  • Do not think of the oversaturated market too much.

    Blog text (26)

  • Do not blame your failure on an oversaturated market.

    Blog text (26)

  • How do you define an oversaturated market?

    Blog text (26)

  • If the genre or market becomes oversaturated, it becomes hard to spot the innovation.

    Blog text (9)

  • I have to agree that SEO and organizing properly will guarantee hits to your site, even in an oversaturated market.

    Blog text (26)

  • Our profession has become diluted, oversaturated, and mediocre with undiscerning eyes.

    Blog text (20)

  • Despite the fact that Maureen is working in an oversaturated field, she has come up with something new—and powerful.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The market for virtual reality headsets is oversaturated, making it hard for new brands to succeed.

Synonyms

overcrowded
vsoversaturated
18 3.1

Too many people or things in a place so it feels uncomfortable

applies to excess generally rather than only crowded places
to overflowing with
vsoversaturated
15 2.9

Full of a lot of something, often too much

is a general excess that may not be visibly full
overfull
vsoversaturated
1 5.5

Contains more goods than people want to buy

focuses on excess relative to absorption or normal limits
overabundant
vsoversaturated
1 5.8

More than is needed or wanted

is about being beyond what can be absorbed or handled
overdecorated
vsoversaturated
1 4.7

Having too many things to make it look pretty so it feels crowded or showy

describes general excess not limited to style or decoration
overflowing
vsoversaturated
3.1

So full that water spills out and covers the area around it

is excess without needing physical spilling or mess
supersaturated
vsoversaturated
  • Specialized
8.3

A liquid that holds more salt or sugar mixed into it than it normally can, so crystals form

is the broad sense rather than a technical solution state

How Saturated

oversaturated
1 5.8
saturated
2 3.4
unsaturated
  • Specialized
6.0

Surface Forms

oversaturated positive

Morphology

oversaturated = saturated (transparent) = over + saturate + ed

The adjective is formed by adding 'over-' to 'saturated' to indicate an excessive degree; the general sense 'too much to be absorbed or handled' follows predictably.

Etymology

Oversaturated comes from over- meaning 'too much' and saturate meaning 'to fill', the same idea you see in satisfy. So something oversaturated is 'too full' to be absorbed or handled, like a market with too many similar products or soil with too much water.