overzealousness

Examples

• All

• Those who committed abuses had their judgments clouded by overzealousness or negligence.

  In My Country (2004)

• It's his overzealousness that gets me in trouble.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I apologise for the overzealousness of my fellow officer.

  Return from the River Kwai (1989)

• " There was actually very little criticism, " Bennett says now of the charges of overzealousness.

  Academic text (1994)

• After several years of criticizing the IRS for overzealousness in its enforcement efforts, Congress now seems to have switched gears.

  Academic text (2002)

• His overzealousness in planning the event led to unnecessary expenses.

• Many believed his overzealousness in promoting the product was counterproductive.

Synonyms

E

excess

vsoverzealousness

62 4.4

Doing something too much, often in an unhealthy or wrong way

is the same idea but focused on excessive wanting to act

E

excessiveness

vsoverzealousness

1 6.2

The state of having more than is needed

is specific to being too keen in ways that are inappropriate

O

overeagerness

vsoverzealousness

1 5.5

A strong desire to act that is too much and causes problems

is being too keen in a way that is unreasonable or inappropriate

O

overzeal

vsoverzealousness

9.5

Too much enthusiasm that causes problems

is intense energy that often becomes unreasonable or inappropriate

O

overenthusiasm

vsoverzealousness

5.1

Too much excitement about something that causes problems

is too keen in a way that is often unreasonable or inappropriate

O

overexcitement

vsoverzealousness

4.1

A time when someone feels very happy or nervous and cannot calm down

is mainly about too keen behaviour rather than mere high energy

Antonyms

I

indifference

71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

A

apathy

43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

How Zealous

fanaticism

16 7.4

overzealousness

1 8.4

zeal

36 5.8

enthusiasm

288 2.2

interest

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology