overfull
1 synonym and 1 antonym for overfull, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Filled to the point of spilling over; holding more than it comfortably can.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
glutted
Antonyms
Etymology
Came into English via Middle English overful, overfulle, from Old English oferfull (“overfull”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *uberfullaz; equivalent to over- plus full. It is cognate with German übervoll (“overfull”) and Swedish överfull (“overfull”).
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