Meanings
adjectiveoverreliant (not comparable)
- not comparableRelying on something to an excessive degree.
His other works tend to be large-spirited but overreliant on a limited vocabulary […]
2009 January 6, Alastair Macaulay, “Ailey Wraps Up Season With Sampler of Classics and Newcomers”, in New York TimesSynonyms: overdependent
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelying on something to an excessive degree.
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Chinese Mandarin 過分依賴 /过分依赖
- 過分依賴 /过分依赖 (guòfèn yīlài)relying on something to an excessive degree
Finnish liian riippuvainen
- liian riippuvainenrelying on something to an excessive degree
German überabhängig, zu abhängig
- überabhängigrelying on something to an excessive degree
- zu abhängigrelying on something to an excessive degree
Polish but see zbyt polegający
- but see zbyt polegającyrelying on something to an excessive degree
Romanian but see prea dependent
- but see prea dependentrelying on something to an excessive degree
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APA
overreliant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overreliant
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“overreliant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overreliant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overreliant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overreliant.
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