overkill (Meaning)
overkill (n)
the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
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overkill Sentence Examples
- The movie's excessive violence was overkill and detracted from the plot.
- The police response to the peaceful protest was a clear case of overkill.
- The company's advertising campaign used so many channels that it became overkill.
- The teacher's homework assignments were overkill, overwhelming the students.
- The government's new regulations were overkill, strangling businesses with excessive bureaucracy.
- The punishment for the minor offense was overkill, destroying the offender's life.
- The speaker's PowerPoint presentation was overkill, with too many slides and distracting animations.
- The amount of spices used in the dish was overkill, overpowering the other flavors.
- The security measures at the airport were overkill, creating unnecessary delays and inconvenience.
- The number of notifications on my phone was overkill, clogging my screen and overwhelming my attention.
FAQs About the word overkill
the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required, any effort that seems to go farther than would be necess
excess, overflow,surplus, overabundance, overage, redundancy,abundance, surfeit, plethora, oversupply
insufficiency, deficit, deficit, lack, lack, deficiency, insufficiency,deficiency, want, scarcity
The movie's excessive violence was overkill and detracted from the plot.
The police response to the peaceful protest was a clear case of overkill.
The company's advertising campaign used so many channels that it became overkill.
The teacher's homework assignments were overkill, overwhelming the students.
