Home › Words › O › overdiligenceoverdiligenceoverdiligence · noun — excessive diligence.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom over- + diligence.nounExcessive diligence.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.overdiligently 84% match — In an overdiligent manner. vs overdiligence →overcarefulness 75% match — Excessive carefulness. vs overdiligence →overdeliberate 72% match — Excessively deliberate. vs overdiligence →overdelicacy 71% match — Excessive delicacy. vs overdiligence →overpunctilious 70% match — Excessively punctilious. vs overdiligence →overcarelessness 70% match — Excessive carelessness. vs overdiligence →overcautiousness 70% match — Excessive cautiousness. vs overdiligence →overscrupulous 69% match — Excessively scrupulous. vs overdiligence →