overkill
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Synonyms:
excessive force, slaughter Collocations, needless slaughter, extermination, genocide, carnage, destruction Collocations
overkillUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈəʊvərkɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər kil′) overkill WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026 Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: Is your work overkill? - English Only forum
it's overkill (medical procedure) - English Only forum overkill - English Only forum Overkill Vs Overdone - English Only forum Running so fast with the competition so far behind might seem like overkill, but that’s Gardner. - English Only forum went overkill or bought overkill - English Only forum with characteristic overkill - English Only forum
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