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  • 1. overcompensate
  • 2. overcompensate
  • Overcompensate in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. overcompensate
  • 2. overcompensate
  • Overcompensate in a sentence

Overcompensate Past Tense

The past tense of Overcompensate is overcompensated.

1. overcompensate

verb. make excessive corrections for fear of making an error.

Synonyms

  • compensate
  • redress
  • over-correct
  • correct

Antonyms

  • unbalance
  • war
  • disagree
  • unmask

2. overcompensate

verb. make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities.

Synonyms

  • cover
  • compensate
  • underwrite
  • even up
  • even out
  • insure
  • correct
  • even off
  • counterbalance

Antonyms

  • artifact
  • undress
  • exclude
  • arise

Sentences with overcompensate


1. Verb, base form
Maybe they feel as though they have to overcompensate for because your sibling-in-laws don't spend much time with their children.

2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
If you experience swollen knees or ankles, other joints may begin to fatigue more quickly as they overcompensate to make up for the malfunctioning ankle or knee joints.

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