overpaid
Given too much
Overpaid describes someone who receives more money than their work merits: Most people think CEOs are overpaid.
The word implies a judgment about value—that compensation exceeds contribution.
As the past tense of overpay, it simply means paid too much: I overpaid for that car.
Fixed periodic employment payment
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- wagePayment for labor
- premiumAdded cost for better
severance · golden parachute · stock options · perks · benefits · package · CEO · earnings
Unjust or partial
- unjustNot fair or right
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- unearnedNot rightfully gained
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
inflated · unmerited · disproportionate · overcompensated · exploitation · favoritism · cronyism · nepotism
Person possessing great wealth
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- richHaving much of something
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
extravagant · opulent · elite · privileged · tycoon · magnate · billionaire · plutocrat
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- begrudgeEnvy or give unwillingly
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
underpaid · undervalued · disgruntled · frustration · discontent · morale · complaint · backlash
Internal moral sense
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- sheepishEmbarrassed and timid
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
apologetic · awkward · undeserving · lucky · fortunate · grateful · humble · awareness
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
premium · severance · golden parachute · stock options · perks · benefits · package · CEO · earnings · income
unfair
Unjust or partial
unwarranted · inflated · unmerited · disproportionate · overcompensated · exploitation · favoritism · cronyism · nepotism · bias
millionaire
Person possessing great wealth
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- richHaving much of something
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
lavish · extravagant · opulent · elite · privileged · tycoon · magnate · billionaire · plutocrat · fat cat
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- begrudgeEnvy or give unwillingly
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
resentful · underpaid · undervalued · disgruntled · frustration · discontent · morale · complaint · backlash · outrage
conscience
Internal moral sense
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- sheepishEmbarrassed and timid
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
self-conscious · apologetic · awkward · undeserving · lucky · fortunate · grateful · humble · awareness · acknowledgment
- pay inequalitypay gap, wage gap, gender pay gap, pay disparity, wage disparity
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
overpaidunderpaid
Given inadequate wages
undercompensated · exploited · underpaying · shortchanged · undercharged