overmix

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verb

To mix too thoroughly

Opposite
Scrabble 19

Meanings

verbovermix (third-person singular simple present overmixes, present participle overmixing, simple past and past participle overmixed)

present singular third person overmixes · participle present overmixing · participle past overmixed · past overmixed

  1. To mix too thoroughly

    Don’t overmix; it’s O.K. if a few lumps remain.

    2007 April 22, Aleksandra Crapanzano, “Paris Match”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishmix
  8. Englishovermix

From over- + mix.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overmix,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmix.

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