overtaxed
Pushed too hard
Overtaxed means burdened beyond capacity.
A system, person, or resource that is overtaxed has more demanded of it than it can reasonably handle: an overtaxed healthcare system, Her patience was overtaxed by the constant interruptions.
The literal sense—taxed too heavily by government—is less common than the figurative sense of being strained or exhausted by excessive demands.
Burdened past capacity
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
stretched · pressured · besieged · bombarded · buried · drowning · juggling · overcommitted
Drained of energy
- drainedEmptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
- spentExhausted or disbursed
weary · run-down · enervated · sapped · frazzled · overextended · flagging · debilitated
Imposed by authority
- assessedDetermined value or quality
- burdenedCarrying a heavy load
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- penalizedGiven a disadvantage for violation
tariffed · overcharged · gouged · encumbered · withholdings · deductions · liabilities
overloaded
Burdened past capacity
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
overworked · stretched · pressured · besieged · bombarded · buried · drowning · juggling · overcommitted · slammed
fatigued
Drained of energy
spent · weary · run-down · enervated · sapped · frazzled · overextended · flagging · debilitated · knackered
levied
Imposed by authority
penalized · tariffed · overcharged · gouged · encumbered · withholdings · deductions · liabilities
- overloadoverload, overwhelmed, excess, surplus, maxed out
- overwhelmedstressed, overwhelmed, stressed out, burnt out, burned out
- maxed outtapped out, topped out, maximal, at capacity, pushed to the limit
- Overloadedpacked, stuffed, crammed, jammed, full
overtaxedunderutilized
Insufficiently put to work
underused · idle · unburdened · underworked · rested
overtaxedundertaxed
Charged too little revenue
untaxed · tax-free · tax-exempt · subsidized · tax-sheltered