overliteral

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adjective

Excessively literal.

“Near-synonym: hyperliteral”

Similar
hyperliteral
Opposite
figurativemetaphoricalidiomatic
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Meanings

adjectiveoverliteral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExcessively literal.

    Near-synonym: hyperliteral

    Synonyms: hyperliteral · Antonyms: figurative, metaphorical, idiomatic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExcessively literal.

Similar
hyperliteral
Opposite
figurativemetaphoricalidiomatic
Also see
hyperliteralliteralistic

Origin

From over- + literal.

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Cite this entry
APA

overliteral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overliteral

MLA

“overliteral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overliteral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overliteral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overliteral.

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