overmuch C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled over-much US /ˌoʊvɚˈmʌtʃ/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈmʌtʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv to too great an extent; excessively Do not trouble yourself overmuch about what others may think. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · to too great an extent;... excessivelytooundulyinordinatelyoverly ↔ Opposites insufficientlytoo littlesparingly Word family Related forms much Etymology AI details From Middle English overmuche, from over- ('excessively') plus much, from Old English mycel ('great, much'). ofer Old English mycel Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # overmuch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈmʌtʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈmʌtʃ/ ## Meanings 1. to too great an extent; excessively ## Examples - Do not trouble yourself overmuch about what others may think. ## Synonyms - excessively - too - unduly - inordinately - overly ## Antonyms - insufficiently - too little - sparingly ## Related Forms - much ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ofer - Root: mycel ## Etymology From Middle English overmuche, from over- ('excessively') plus much, from Old English mycel ('great, much'). ## AI Etymology Overmuch is from Middle English overmuche, from over- ('excessively') plus much, from Old English mycel ('great, much'). Important recorded forms include ofer (Old English) and mycel (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to too great an extent; excessively. The wider family includes related words such as much. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown