overreaching
/ˌoʊvərˈritʃɪŋ/
adjective
- Going beyond what is reasonable, necessary, or allowed; excessive or too ambitious.
- The company's overreaching expansion led to huge debts.
- The court ruled that the law was an overreaching violation of privacy.
- His overreaching demands made the negotiation impossible.
Antonyms
noun
- The act of trying to do too much or to achieve something beyond one's limits or authority.
- The manager's overreaching caused the project to fail.
- The athlete's injury was a result of overreaching in training.
- Overreaching in politics often leads to public backlash.