overwrapped
Too much packaging
Overwrapped describes something that has been wrapped excessively or with too much packaging material.
The term appears most often in discussions of consumer goods and environmental concerns about waste: The gift was so overwrapped I couldn't find where to start opening it.
In manufacturing contexts, overwrapped can also refer to a specific secondary packaging layer applied over a primary container, as with cellophane around a box of tea or cigarettes.
Filled with soft material
- cushionedMade softer or gentler
- shieldedProtected from harm
- insulatedShielded from heat loss
- bufferedProtected by intermediary
armored · swaddled · cocooned · bundled · fortified · safeguarded · secured · sheltered
Excessive in degree
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- smotheredDeprived of air
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- wastefulUsing resources carelessly
superfluous · unnecessary · extravagant · overpackaged · burdensome · immoderate · overboard · cluttered
padded
Filled with soft material
buffered · armored · swaddled · cocooned · bundled · fortified · safeguarded · secured · sheltered · guarded
overdone
Excessive in degree
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- smotheredDeprived of air
- suffocatingDepriving of air
wasteful · superfluous · unnecessary · extravagant · overpackaged · burdensome · immoderate · overboard · cluttered · bloated
hidden
Kept out of sight
disguised · cloaked · masked · enveloped · covered · buried · enclosed · blanketed · enshrouded · swathed
overwrappedunwrapped
Removed outer covering
bare · unpackaged · exposed · naked · uncovered
overwrappedpackage-free
Without enclosing materials
zero-waste · plastic-free · bulk · unboxed
wrap, wrapped, wrapping, unwrap, wrapper, unwrapped, wrappers, enwrap, rewrap