Skip to main content
to overshare

to overshare

2 7.3
To reveal too much personal information to other people
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərˈʃɛr/
  • Texting
translation icon : exponer demasiado
  • We overshare because we experience chemical changes in the brain from doing it.

I see people say, oh, don't overshare, don't say too much.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • People overshare all the time about everything.

    Blog text (12)
  • Unless you are actually friends with that person, don't overshare personal information.

    Blog text (14)
  • I often overshare my experiences as well, but really, how can I not?

    Blog text (19)
  • We all have friends who overshare about their kids on Facebook.

    Blog text (12)
  • I have a serious Diet Coke addiction and a tendency to overshare.

    Blog text (7)
  • People do overshare.

    Blog text (12)
  • Blair Koenig, who is childless, says her blog is about parents who overshare and say ridiculous things on social media.

    Blog text (6)
  • It can be uncomfortable when someone decides to overshare details about their love life at a dinner party.

  • I tried to avoid oversharing on social media after realizing how many people were watching.

  • During the meeting, she began to overshare her personal struggles, which surprised everyone present.

Synonyms

to disclose
vsto overshare
234 4.1

To tell people information that was secret

is more about inappropriate or excessive personal sharing rather than neutral disclosure
to spill
vsto overshare
164 4.5

To reveal secret information, often by mistake

is the same unintended revealing but specifically of personal oversharing
to give away
vsto overshare
114 3.4

Tell a secret on purpose or by accident

is more about saying too much about personal life than general revelation
to divulge
vsto overshare
45 6.2

To tell secret or private information to people

is narrower, focusing on excessive personal disclosure in social contexts
to blab
vsto overshare
  • Informal
21 7.4

To tell secrets without thinking

is more about excessive personal disclosure rather than general talkativeness
to spill the beans
vsto overshare
  • Informal
18 6.0

Tell a secret by accident before others know

is similar but highlights sharing personal details beyond what is appropriate
to blabber
vsto overshare
  • Informal
6 7.8

To talk too much and tell secrets carelessly

focuses more on excessive personal details given in social situations
to bare all
vsto overshare
  • Informal
1 7.5

To tell everything about yourself, including private things

is about revealing too much personal information in social situations
to blab out
vsto overshare
  • Informal
1 7.9

To tell a secret carelessly or without meaning to

is similar but specifically involves sharing too much personal detail publicly
to air dirty laundry
vsto overshare
  • Informal
8.4

To talk about private or embarrassing family matters in public

is similar but stresses excess personal sharing rather than discussion alone
to babble out
vsto overshare
  • Informal
8.0

To tell secrets without thinking

is the same carelessness but focused on personal oversharing in social settings
to overspeak
vsto overshare
7.5

To talk too much and say things you should not say

is similar but specifically involves revealing excessive personal or private information

Antonyms

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

To not tell others your thoughts or feelings

How Revealing

to overshare
  • Texting
2 7.3
to expose
342 4.1
to reveal
2.3
to disclose
234 4.1
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

overshare infinitive
overshared past
overshared past participle
oversharing present participle
overshares third person singular

Morphology

overshare = share (transparent) = over + share

The verb is directly formed by prefixation: 'over-' (excessive) + 'share' yields 'reveal too much', a productive and transparent process.

Etymology

Overshare is made from over ('too much') and share ('give' or 'tell'), so to overshare (the verb) is to tell more personal information than you should, for example on social media or in a meeting.