overgrown B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌoʊvɝˈgroʊn/ See IPA manual Freq #20600 Meanings 1 adj covered with too many plants or plants that have grown too large The garden was overgrown after years of neglect. 2 adj larger than expected without seeming fully mature He looked like an overgrown schoolboy in the old uniform. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · covered with too many... weed-chokeduntended 2 adj · larger than expected... oversized More luxuriant ↔ Opposites trimneat Word family Related forms growvegetation Etymology From over- + grown. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # overgrown **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɝˈgroʊn/ **Frequency rank:** 20600 ## Meanings 1. covered with too many plants or plants that have grown too large 2. larger than expected without seeming fully mature ## Examples - The garden was overgrown after years of neglect. - He looked like an overgrown schoolboy in the old uniform. ## Synonyms - weed-choked - luxuriant - untended ## Antonyms - trim - neat ## Related Forms - grow - vegetation ## Etymology From over- + grown. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown