overexploitation vs overuse

overexploitation and overuse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overexploitation	Yes	No	No	No
overuse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, overexploitation and overuse are synonyms defined as:

overexploitation and overuse: exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

Other synonyms of overexploitation include overutilisation, overutilization.

overexploitation (noun)	overuse (noun)
exploitation to the point of diminishing returns	exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

overexploitation (verb)	overuse (verb)
	make use of too often or too extensively