Overachiever
noun
A person who does more than is asked or expected, often achieving more than others.
Despite being younger than his colleagues, John stood out as an overachiever.
Often appears as...
- academic overachiever
- professional overachiever
noun
A person who does more than is asked or expected, often achieving more than others.
Despite being younger than his colleagues, John stood out as an overachiever.
Often appears as...
- academic overachiever
- professional overachiever
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Nuance
'Overachiever' often has a positive tone, suggesting admiration for someone's exceptional effort.
Her classmates called her an overachiever because she always exceeded the teachers' expectations.
Pro Tip 2/3Possibly Negative
Sometimes 'overachiever' can imply that someone is working too hard to gain approval or success.
He's labeled an overachiever because he constantly seeks the boss's praise by working late.
Pro Tip 3/3Comparative Context
Use 'overachiever' to compare somebody's performance against a group or standard.
As an academic overachiever, Maria often surpassed her peers in grades and research.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Nuance
'Overachiever' often has a positive tone, suggesting admiration for someone's exceptional effort.
Her classmates called her an overachiever because she always exceeded the teachers' expectations.
Pro Tip 2/3Possibly Negative
Sometimes 'overachiever' can imply that someone is working too hard to gain approval or success.
He's labeled an overachiever because he constantly seeks the boss's praise by working late.
Pro Tip 3/3Comparative Context
Use 'overachiever' to compare somebody's performance against a group or standard.
As an academic overachiever, Maria often surpassed her peers in grades and research.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Nuance
'Overachiever' often has a positive tone, suggesting admiration for someone's exceptional effort.
Her classmates called her an overachiever because she always exceeded the teachers' expectations.
Pro Tip 2/3Possibly Negative
Sometimes 'overachiever' can imply that someone is working too hard to gain approval or success.
He's labeled an overachiever because he constantly seeks the boss's praise by working late.
Pro Tip 3/3Comparative Context
Use 'overachiever' to compare somebody's performance against a group or standard.
As an academic overachiever, Maria often surpassed her peers in grades and research.
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How teachers can help...
If you were to look at my yearbook, you would see me on about every page, because I was involved in everything. I even drove a school bus. So I was that kid that teachers thought was the overachiever,
Video examples
How teachers can help...
If you were to look at my yearbook, you would see me on about every page, because I was involved in everything. I even drove a school bus. So I was that kid that teachers thought was the overachiever,
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Quote examples
Rick Pitino
American Athlete
The term 'overachiever' sort of makes it look like the person has mediocre talent and he just works so hard that he achieves beyond what you would think. 'Overachiever' is sort of a - it's sort of an incorrect term. An overachiever is someone that's just willing to pay the price to get so much more out of his performance.
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Zawe Ashton
English Actress
How long have we got to talk about women of colour and imposter syndrome. It's a real thing, and many people have it. It's, I think, a particular characteristic of the overachiever. Because you're bottomless, you never think what you've achieved is enough.
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Rachel Simmons
American Author
I've spent years in therapy excavating my endless, often fruitless drive to overachieve. I have learned that being successful hasn't made me happy. It's just made me successful. I even call myself a recovering overachiever.
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John Legend
American Musician
I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.
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Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
I'm this overachiever type, I'll just work and work and I'll just do it over and over and over again.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
I know I'm an overachiever, and I'm not apologetic about it.
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Donna Rice
American Celebrity
I was always an overachiever.
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Michelle Wolf
American Comedian
I'm a standard overachiever.
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Jessica Henwick
English Actress
I was a real overachiever.
Quote examples
Rick Pitino
American Athlete
The term 'overachiever' sort of makes it look like the person has mediocre talent and he just works so hard that he achieves beyond what you would think. 'Overachiever' is sort of a - it's sort of an incorrect term. An overachiever is someone that's just willing to pay the price to get so much more out of his performance.
Quote examples
Zawe Ashton
English Actress
How long have we got to talk about women of colour and imposter syndrome. It's a real thing, and many people have it. It's, I think, a particular characteristic of the overachiever. Because you're bottomless, you never think what you've achieved is enough.
Quote examples
Rachel Simmons
American Author
I've spent years in therapy excavating my endless, often fruitless drive to overachieve. I have learned that being successful hasn't made me happy. It's just made me successful. I even call myself a recovering overachiever.
Quote examples
John Legend
American Musician
I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.
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Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
I'm this overachiever type, I'll just work and work and I'll just do it over and over and over again.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
I know I'm an overachiever, and I'm not apologetic about it.
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Donna Rice
American Celebrity
I was always an overachiever.
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Michelle Wolf
American Comedian
I'm a standard overachiever.
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Jessica Henwick
English Actress
I was a real overachiever.
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