Synonyms for overly
ˈoʊ vər liover·ly

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1. excessively, overly, to a fault, tooadverb

   to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

   "too big"

   Synonyms:
   as well, to a fault, too, also, likewise, excessively, besides

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1. List of paraphrases for "overly":

   excessively, too, unduly, exaggeratedly, unreasonably, exceedingly, prohibitively

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1. Benjamin Cook:

   The 20th century gave us an overly optimistic view of how much water is potentially available.

2. Wolfe Herd:

   I'd rather be overly ambitious than completely complacent, i think that we all have a choice with how we spend the hours of our day.

3. Army Gen. Mark Milley:

   The satellite itself -- not overly concerned about it.

4. Margaret Hamburg:

   I had all sorts of confidence that checks and balances would prevent all sorts of things in this administration, but it didn't happen, so maybe I was overly optimistic, i think you never know with White House.

5. Ali Khan:

   We get folks who are coming in to hospitals with seizures or with encephalitis caused by the flu. Folks who are coming in with significant muscle injury and breakdown, like the kind that you get when you’re quite dehydrated and overly fatigued.