- Types Of Speech
- You can use overkill as a noun in a sentence.
- About Overkill
- A 3 syllables noun and 8 letters with the letters e, i, k, l, o, r, and v, 5 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters rk. Overkill starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters o, ov, ove, over, overk, and the ending characters are l, ll, ill, kill, rkill, . Overkill is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
- Compound Words
- A compound word, overkill has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are over, and kill.
- Pig Latin
- Overkill in Pig Latin is said as "overkillay or overkillway".
- Unigram
- o | v | e | r | k | i | l | l
- Bigram
- ov | ve | er | rk | ki | il | ll
- Trigram
- ove | ver | erk | rki | kil | ill
- Quadrigram
- over | verk | erki | rkil | kill
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
- the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aggrandizement | the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something "the aggrandizement of the king" "his elevation to cardinal" |
| Aggression | violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked |
| Amphibious Attack | |
| Amplification | (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current |
| Assailing | |
| Assailment | |
| Assault | a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped |
| Attack | a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase |
| Ballyhoo | blatant or sensational promotion |
| Bang | a conspicuous success "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career" "that new Broadway show is a real smasher" "the party went with a bang" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Overkill
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Overkill | any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal |
View English words with the unique letters used in overkill. Words With The Letters Eiklorv
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Effort | a notable achievement "he performed a great deed" "the book was her finest effort" |
| Elbow Grease | |
| Exertion | use of physical or mental energy hard work "he got an A for effort" "they managed only with great exertion" |
| Sweat | use of physical or mental energy hard work "he got an A for effort" "they managed only with great exertion" |
| Travail | use of physical or mental energy hard work "he got an A for effort" "they managed only with great exertion" |
Overkill Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With O
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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