overexerts
Works too hard
Overexerts means exerts too much—pushing beyond safe or sustainable limits.
The word almost always appears as a reflexive: Don't overexert yourself.
Someone who overexerts risks exhaustion, injury, or collapse.
The warning is common in medical contexts, especially for patients recovering from illness or surgery.
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- collapseSudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
burnout · depletion · weakness · strain · soreness · overtraining · debilitation · prostration
Varieties, injuries, or sifts
- overworksLabors beyond healthy limits
- pushesApplies force outward
- exhaustsCompletely uses up
- overtaxesBurdens beyond capacity
fatigues · overloads · overtires · overextends · depletes · wears out · tires · overburdens
Exerting intense effort
- pushing limitsApproaching maximum tolerance
- overdoingExcessive effort or action
- overreachingExceeding proper limits
- maxing outReaching upper boundary
forcing · grinding · driving · toiling · struggling · persisting · enduring · persevering
Conquers by superior force
- overstressesEmphasizes beyond due measure
- overtaxesBurdens beyond capacity
- burns outCeases from overuse
- stressesTensions or emphases
pressures · overcommits · overloads · anxious · frazzles · drains · wears down · overworks
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- collapseSudden structural failure
breakdown · burnout · depletion · weakness · strain · soreness · overtraining · debilitation · prostration · damage
strains
Varieties, injuries, or sifts
overtaxes · fatigues · overloads · overtires · overextends · depletes · wears out · tires · overburdens · maxes out
straining
Exerting intense effort
- pushing limitsApproaching maximum tolerance
- overdoingExcessive effort or action
- overreachingExceeding proper limits
maxing out · forcing · grinding · driving · toiling · struggling · persisting · enduring · persevering
overwhelms
Conquers by superior force
- overstressesEmphasizes beyond due measure
- overtaxesBurdens beyond capacity
- burns outCeases from overuse
stresses · pressures · overcommits · overloads · anxious · frazzles · drains · wears down · overworks · breaks down
overexertsmoderates
Reduces intensity or extremity
paces · holds back · conserves · eases up · pulls back
overexertion, overexert, overexerted, overexerting, overexertions