overboard

adverb/ˈoʊvərˌbɔrd/

Frequency rank: #8,323 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to an excessive degree; beyond reasonable limits (often in the phrase 'go overboard').

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Example sentence

He got so excited about the party decorations that he went overboard and bought way too many balloons.

Synonyms & related words

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