overheated

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adjective

over·​heat·​ed ˌō-vər-ˈhē-təd How to pronounce overheated (audio)
Synonyms of overheatednext
1
: perfervid
2
: characterized by marked inflation from an increase in demand and a decrease in supply
an overheated economy

overheated

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past tense and past participle of overheat

Examples of overheated in a Sentence

Adjective She worked in a stuffy, overheated office. The discussion was getting overheated. The market for new houses is overheated.
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The derailment was caused by an overheated journal box that led to an axle breaking as the train passed through the junction. — USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The move prompted a rather overheated response from market participants and commentators, as either a bad look for a Treasury Secretary who had charged his predecessor with untoward massaging of market rates, or too small to matter, or both. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 The owners said the source of the fire was an overheated wire. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overheated

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of overheated was in 1693

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