Antonyms for overzealous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : oh-ver-zel-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vərˈzɛl əs


Definition of overzealous

Origin :
  • also over-zealous, 1630s, from over- + zealous. Related: Overzealously; overzealousness.
  • As in officious : adj self-important, dictatorial
  • As in partisan : adj interested, factional
  • As in excitable : adj easily upset or inspired
  • As in hyperactive : adj excessively active
Example sentences :
  • Nor, on the other hand, was it overzealous in pressing its own claims too far.
  • Extract from : « Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam » by Ephraim Emerton
  • The politicians, as a rule, are not overzealous for your success.
  • Extract from : « Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 2 » by Samuel J. Tilden
  • Those young officers are—they are—let us call them overzealous.
  • Extract from : « The Valley of Vision » by Henry Van Dyke
  • “Nearly did for me, my overzealous friend,” said Cleek, after a time.
  • Extract from : « Cleek of Scotland Yard » by Thomas W. Hanshew
  • The overzealous trustee had exactly expressed his own wishes and anxieties.
  • Extract from : « Tom Grogan » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Others have met with accidental death in melodramatic scenes at the hands of their overzealous brother actors.
  • Extract from : « The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 » by Various
  • Overzealous culturists usually like to turn things around, but revolving cliffs are not in the natural order of things.
  • Extract from : « The Fern Lover's Companion » by George Henry Tilton
  • He has to restrain the overzealous, to stimulate the indifferent, and encourage the despondent.
  • Extract from : « Mentally Defective Children » by Alfred Binet
  • Millions were spent by the overzealous in machinery and mills not adapted to the country's needs.
  • Extract from : « Historic Towns of the Western States » by Various
  • Al could not help laughing, and this evidently angered the overzealous deputy.
  • Extract from : « Ahead of the Show » by Fred Thorpe

Synonyms for overzealous

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