Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun overuse

1 sense of overuse

Sense 1
overexploitation, overuse, overutilization, overutilisation -- (exploitation to the point of diminishing returns)
       => exploitation, development -- (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overuse

1 sense of overuse

Sense 1
overuse, overdrive -- (make use of too often or too extensively)
       => use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")