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overkill

noun

any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
O
Ends with
L
Contains
VE
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈəʊvəˌkɪl

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

noun

  1. the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

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