overkills
More than necessary
Overkills is the plural of overkill, referring to multiple instances of excessive force, effort, or action beyond what's necessary to achieve a result.
The term originated in military contexts describing nuclear capacity far exceeding what would be needed to destroy a target, but now applies broadly to any situation where someone goes overboard.
The presentation had so many overkills—three pie charts for one data point, animated transitions on every slide.
Each separate instance of excess counts as an overkill.
Needless duplication
- overdoExceed reasonable limits
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- overreachExceed one's capacity
- overcompensationExcessive counterbalancing reaction
overengineering · gilding · exaggeration · superfluity · overabundance · overreaction · unnecessary · excessive
Combat weapon effectiveness
- saturationState of complete permeation
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- carpet bombingWidespread aerial bombardment
nuclear · deterrence · massive retaliation · obliteration · destruction · scorched earth · strategic · arsenal
Harm or impairment
- critAbbreviated scholarly review
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
- executionCompleting a planned task
- fatalityDeath from accident
finishing blow · combo · frag · respawn · killstreak · elimination · wipeout · annihilate
Laboring beyond healthy limits
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
- micromanagingExcessive control over details
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
overpreparing · overplanning · perfectionism · exhaustion · diminishing returns · overanalyzing · overcomplicating · beating dead horse
redundancy
Needless duplication
overcompensation · overengineering · gilding · exaggeration · superfluity · overabundance · overreaction · unnecessary · excessive · gratuitous
firepower
Combat weapon effectiveness
- saturationState of complete permeation
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
carpet bombing · nuclear · deterrence · massive retaliation · obliteration · destruction · scorched earth · strategic · arsenal · munitions
damage
Harm or impairment
finishing blow · fatality · combo · frag · respawn · killstreak · elimination · wipeout · annihilate · steamroll
overworking
Laboring beyond healthy limits
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
- micromanagingExcessive control over details
overthinking · overpreparing · overplanning · perfectionism · exhaustion · diminishing returns · overanalyzing · overcomplicating · beating dead horse · belaboring
overkillsrestraint
Control over impulses
moderation · underreactions · understatements · minimalism · economy
overkillsjust enough
insufficiencies · shortfalls · deficiencies · adequacies · underdoses