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Synonyms for overdue
ˌoʊ vərˈdu, -ˈdyuover·due
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Princeton's WordNet
delinquent, overdueadjective
past due; not paid at the scheduled time
"an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"
Synonyms:
delinquent, neglectful, derelict, remissAntonyms:
undue
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "overdue":
late, delayed, back-value, outstanding, backward, iate, belated, delay, past-due, long-awaited, expired, defaulted, retarded, delinquent
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Overdue
Overdo vs. Overdue -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Overdo and Overdue.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1231 | late | |
#3446 | delay | |
#3490 | outstanding | |
#6366 | delayed | |
#9327 | expired | |
#12026 | backward | |
#20760 | retarded | |
#21061 | overdue | |
#21084 | delinquent | |
#34501 | belated | |
#43700 | defaulted | |
#44435 | derelict | |
#76852 | remiss | |
#120040 | neglectful | |
#273808 | iate |
How to use overdue in a sentence?
My biggest fear is having something happen that costs American lives, and I didn't step up and put a stop to it, it's not a question of if, it's a question of when. We are long overdue for an attack.
The time is overdue to establish a new screening test for the threats we face today.
I think the time is now. In fact, the time is overdue, for a fundamental transformation of the Democratic Party, we need a party which is prepared to stand up for the disappearing middle class.
Given the speed with which these things have moved, we are overdue, and strategy goes some way to making good progress.
We agree with Senator Schumer that this legislation is long overdue and commend his leadership as the Senate’s top Democrat to finally modernize our nation’s marijuana policies, removing cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act will allow states to continue to successfully regulate cannabis, undermine criminal markets, create new economic opportunities, and will pave the way to much-needed research into the therapeutic potential of cannabis.
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