overextends
Goes too far
Overextends means to stretch beyond safe or sustainable limits.
Someone who overextends themselves takes on more commitments than they can handle: She overextended herself by agreeing to chair three committees.
Financially, to overextend is to borrow or spend beyond one's means.
A military force that overextends its supply lines becomes vulnerable.
The word implies a reaching too far that invites collapse or failure.
Strains beyond capacity
- overworksLabors beyond healthy limits
- overstrainStress beyond healthy limits
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
fatigue · depleted · drained · overdo · wears out · runs down · overtaxes · overloads
Promises more than possible
- overleveragesBorrows beyond safe capacity
- overinvestsAllocates too much capital
- overspendsExceeds one's budget
- debtMoney owed another
credit · budget · resources · capital · liabilities · insolvent · stretched thin · underwater
Extends beyond safe capacity
- hyperextendsBends joint past limit
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
- pullsDraws toward oneself
- tearsViolent pulls apart
sprains · overreaches · ligament · tendon · muscle · joint · injury · flexibility
Goes past boundaries
- encroachesGradually intrudes on boundaries
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
- infringesBreaches established limits
- exceedsGoes past a boundary
overreaches · goes too far · presumes · intrudes · imposes · violates · transgresses · takes liberties
overexerts
Strains beyond capacity
- overworksLabors beyond healthy limits
- overstrainStress beyond healthy limits
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
exhaustion · fatigue · depleted · drained · overdo · wears out · runs down · overtaxes · overloads · spreads thin
overcommits
Promises more than possible
- overleveragesBorrows beyond safe capacity
- overinvestsAllocates too much capital
- overspendsExceeds one's budget
debt · credit · budget · resources · capital · liabilities · insolvent · stretched thin · underwater · maxed out
overstretches
Extends beyond safe capacity
- hyperextendsBends joint past limit
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
- pullsDraws toward oneself
tears · sprains · overreaches · ligament · tendon · muscle · joint · injury · flexibility · range of motion
oversteps
Goes past boundaries
- encroachesGradually intrudes on boundaries
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
- infringesBreaches established limits
exceeds · overreaches · goes too far · presumes · intrudes · imposes · violates · transgresses · takes liberties
overextendsholds back
Restrains or delays
restrains · pulls back · conserves · reins in · retracts