overplus

/'ouvəplʌs/

Thân thiện

The store had an overplus of colorful toys on the shelves.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An extreme excess; a surplus that is more than what is needed or used: "overplus" refers to an amount that exceeds what is required, often to the point of being an extreme or superfluous quantity.
   • An embarrassment of riches: This meaning emphasizes an overabundance that is so great it becomes problematic or difficult to manage.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • After the harvest, the farm had an overplus of grain that filled the silos to capacity.
  • The report was criticized for its overplus of technical details, which made it hard for the general public to understand.

Advanced Usage

• "an overplus of": used to indicate an excessive amount of something.
  • There is an overplus of caution in the new safety regulations, which some argue stifles innovation.

Variants and Related Words

• Surplus (n): An amount that is more than what is needed. (A more common synonym).
• Excess (n): An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
• Superfluity (n): An unnecessarily or excessively large amount.

Synonyms

• Surplus
• Excess
• Superabundance
• Plethora
• Glut

Antonyms

• Shortage
• Deficit
• Scarcity
• Lack
• Dearth

Related Idioms

• An embarrassment of riches: A situation where there is so much of a good thing that it becomes a problem.
  • The team has an embarrassment of riches at the goalkeeper position, making it hard to choose a starter.

Học thuật

Noun

1. extreme excess
   • an embarrassment of riches

Từ đồng nghĩa

• plethora
• superfluity
• embarrassment