Nouns (2)
overproduction, overrun
n. too much production or more than expected
Verbs (8)
overrun, infest, invade in great numbers
v. invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
overflow, overrun, run over, well over, brim over
v. flow or run over (a limit or brim)
Adverbs (3)
along, with, in accompaniment
adv. together with somebody, as a companion or in association with: "His little sister came along to the movies"
Adjectives (7)
overrun, taken over
adj. (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets"
overrun, infested, plagued, infested with, plagued with
adj. (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets"
Fuzzynyms (28)
imbue, diffuse, permeate, pervade
v. spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
bust, raid, make a raid on
v. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
surprise, storm
v. attack by storm; attack suddenly
downtrodden, oppressed, persecuted
adj. abused or oppressed by people in power
prostrate, subjugated, bowed down
adj. reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples"
burdened, heavy-laden, laden, weighed down
adj. bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down with packages"
obsessed, possessed
adj. influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed"
preoccupied, haunted, obsessed, taken up
adj. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
smitten, stricken, struck
adj. (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming; "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck"
Synonyms (35)
engaged, in use
adj. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"
filled
adj. (of time) taken up; "well-filled hours"
inhabited, lived-in, tenanted
adj. having inhabitants; lived in; "the inhabited regions of the earth"
owner-occupied
adj. lived in by the owner; "one owner-occupied and three rental apartments"
annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered
adj. troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
heavy-laden, care-laden
adj. burdened by cares; "all ye that labor and are heavy-laden"-Matt.11:28
gloomy, clouded
adj. made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance; "his face was clouded with unhappiness"
upset, worrying, disturbed, worried, vexed, disquieted
adj. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
in trouble, distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way
adj. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"
fraught
adj. marked by distress; "a fraught mother-daughter relationship"
tormented, hag-ridden
adj. tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; "hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis
in trouble
adj. having a serious nonfinancial problem; "in trouble with the police"
distressed, stressed, in a bad way
adj. suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention"
struggling
adj. engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity; "a financially struggling theater"; "struggling artists"
troublous
adj. full of trouble; "these are troublous times"
Antonyms (2)
drain, run out
v. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
overrun with
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