Synonyms for overzealous
overzeal·ous

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1. fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabidadjective

   marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

   "rabid isolationist"

   Synonyms:
   fanatical, rabid, fanatic

   Antonyms:
   passionless

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1. List of paraphrases for "overzealous":

   over-enthusiastic, over-zealous

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1. England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe:

   The post-crisis world requires a major adjustment in bank business models, this is not some unintended consequence of overzealous regulation. It is a necessary, if painful adjustment to a new reality.

2. Mark Duffy:

   People say I've had brushes with the law. That's not true. I've had brushes with overzealous prosecutors.

3. Lao Tzu:

   While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use, He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion Let nature take its course. By letting each thing act in accordance with its own nature, everything that needs to be done gets done.

4. Donald Dietz:

   They warned him multiple times not to reach for it, but he did, people think they were overzealous, but they had to do it.

5. Mike Conaway:

   I am extremely disappointed with the overzealous redactions made by the IC.