: in too great a degree
over·much
ˈō-vər-ˌməch 
ˌō-vər-ˈməch
ˌō-vər-ˈməch
: too great an amount
Synonyms
Adjective
- baroque
- devilish
- excessive
- exorbitant
- extravagant
- extreme
- fancy
- immoderate
- inordinate
- insane
- intolerable
- lavish
- overdue
- overextravagant
- overweening
- plethoric
- steep
- stiff
- towering
- unconscionable
- undue
- unmerciful
Adverb
- devilishly
- excessively
- exorbitantly
- inordinately
- intolerably
- monstrously
- overly
- too
- unacceptably
- unduly
Noun
Examples of overmuch in a Sentence
Adjective
I think you put overmuch care into your personal appearance—get over yourself.
Adverb
you worry overmuch about what other people think
Noun
you must not expect an overmuch of gratitude from a very young child
Recent Examples on the Web
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
That may not mean overmuch, though.
—John O'Sullivan, National Review, 27 Aug. 2020
Austin Wintory’s original score is effective, but takes care not to intrude overmuch on the conceit of in-ya-face realism.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021
Or any of the dozens of other education buzzwords that people embrace, often without overmuch attention to the fine print.
—Frederick Hess, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
Meyer says consumers shouldn’t worry overmuch about ham prices for the holidays.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2019
Meyer says consumers shouldn't worry overmuch about ham prices for the holidays.
—Laura Reiley, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
To bristle overmuch smacks of either hypocrisy or an implicit grant of status to liberals as cultural betters who ought to defer more to a marginalized right.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 3 May 2017
Its Covent Garden office was a magnet for ambitious young talent, which Mr. Jones assessed without overmuch regard for age, station or experience.
—Matthew Schneier, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2017
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 June 2022
But sometimes the people have exalted their dictators and have not cared overmuch about the rule of law.
—Philip Zelikow, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017
Adjective
The earlier graffiti hadn’t seemed to bother them overmuch, but this?
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
That may not mean overmuch, though.
—John O'Sullivan, National Review, 27 Aug. 2020
Austin Wintory’s original score is effective, but takes care not to intrude overmuch on the conceit of in-ya-face realism.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021
Or any of the dozens of other education buzzwords that people embrace, often without overmuch attention to the fine print.
—Frederick Hess, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
Meyer says consumers shouldn’t worry overmuch about ham prices for the holidays.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2019
Meyer says consumers shouldn't worry overmuch about ham prices for the holidays.
—Laura Reiley, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
To bristle overmuch smacks of either hypocrisy or an implicit grant of status to liberals as cultural betters who ought to defer more to a marginalized right.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 3 May 2017
Its Covent Garden office was a magnet for ambitious young talent, which Mr. Jones assessed without overmuch regard for age, station or experience.
—Matthew Schneier, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2017
Adverb
Politicians are known to get into the weeds of their findings to try to make political points by attacking the other side, and to focus overmuch on the wonky inner workings of U.S. bureaucracy than on bigger themes.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 June 2022
But sometimes the people have exalted their dictators and have not cared overmuch about the rule of law.
—Philip Zelikow, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017
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“Overmuch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overmuch. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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overmuch
1 of 2 adjective or adverb
over·much
ˌō-vər-ˈməch
: too much
overmuch
2 of 2 noun
over·much
ˈō-vər-ˌməch,
ˌō-vər-ˈməch
: too great an amount
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