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.

protective

padded

Filled with soft material

buffered · armored · swaddled · cocooned · bundled · fortified · safeguarded · secured · sheltered · guarded

excessive

overdone

Excessive in degree

wasteful · superfluous · unnecessary · extravagant · overpackaged · burdensome · immoderate · overboard · cluttered · bloated

concealed

hidden

Kept out of sight

disguised · cloaked · masked · enveloped · covered · buried · enclosed · blanketed · enshrouded · swathed

Opposites
packaging quantity

overwrappedunwrapped

Removed outer covering

bare · unpackaged · exposed · naked · uncovered

packaging philosophy

overwrappedpackage-free

Without enclosing materials

zero-waste · plastic-free · bulk · unboxed

packaging appropriateness

overwrappedright-sized

Appropriately scaled or proportioned

Family

wrap, wrapped, wrapping, unwrap, wrapper, unwrapped, wrappers, enwrap, rewrap

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G