overdo
verb
over·do ˌō-vər-ˈdü 
overdid ˌō-vər-ˈdid ; overdone ˌō-vər-ˈdən ; overdoing ˌō-vər-ˈdü-iŋ ; overdoes ˌō-vər-ˈdəz
; overdone ˌō-vər-ˈdən ; overdoing ˌō-vər-ˈdü-iŋ ; overdoes ˌō-vər-ˈdəz transitive verb
1
a
: to do in excess
b
: to use to excess
c
: exaggerate
2
: to cook too long
3
: exhaust
intransitive verb
: to go to extremes
Synonyms
- exaggerate
- overdraw
- overstate
- put on
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Example Sentences
You should exercise every day, but don't overdo it. The acting in that play was badly overdone. Don't overdo the salt in this recipe. The cook overdid the hamburgers.
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Outside Online, 30 May 2018 Parker held up the key and tried not to overdo his excitement. Jeff Maysh, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2022 Taking it nice and slow and not trying to overdo it right now. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2022 Fashion-wise, there’s no need to overdo it with your ensemble when checking in for your reservation. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 8 July 2022 Don’t overdo it, and choose a room-temperature drink. Malia Wollan, New York Times, 28 June 2022 Don't overdo the caffeine:Is coffee healthy or not? Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022 For another, interest rates are a blunt tool and work with a lag, and the Fed may simply overdo it. New York Times, 14 June 2022 This one is easy to overdo, which can stress the hip adductors. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 16 May 2021 See More
Outside Online, 30 May 2018 Parker held up the key and tried not to overdo his excitement. Jeff Maysh, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2022 Taking it nice and slow and not trying to overdo it right now. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2022 Fashion-wise, there’s no need to overdo it with your ensemble when checking in for your reservation. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 8 July 2022 Don’t overdo it, and choose a room-temperature drink. Malia Wollan, New York Times, 28 June 2022 Don't overdo the caffeine:Is coffee healthy or not? Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022 For another, interest rates are a blunt tool and work with a lag, and the Fed may simply overdo it. New York Times, 14 June 2022 This one is easy to overdo, which can stress the hip adductors. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 16 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Kids Definition
overdo
verb
over·do ˌō-vər-ˈdü
overdid
-ˈdid
; overdone -ˈdən
; overdoing -ˈdü-iŋ
1
: to do too much of
Don't overdo it exercising.
2
: to use too much of
They overdid the decorations.
3
: to cook too long
I overdid the steak.
overdone 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in overplayed
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- overplayed
- overemphasized
- overstated
- overblown
- exaggerated
- stretched
- enlarged
- elaborated
- embellished
- padded
- magnified
- inflated
- embroidered
- bloated
- overdrawn
- hyped-up
- hyperbolized
- unrealistic
- outsized
- unreal
- unreasonable
- outsize
- grandiose
- preposterous
- overweening
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reasonable
- realistic
2
as in overwrought
Synonyms & Similar Words
- overwrought
- excessive
- gaudy
- hammy
- extravagant
- garish
- over-the-top
- flashy
- ostentatious
- glitzy
- flamboyant
- loud
- pretentious
- noisy
- fulsome
- flaring
- swank
- splashy
- baroque
- ornate
- razzle-dazzle
- swanky
- fancy
- tacky
- overbright
- florid
- spectacular
- bedizened
- tawdry
- tasteless
- snazzy
- glaring
- glittery
- blaring
- vulgar
- lurid
- inelegant
- zooty
- tinselly
- graceless
- bright
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- understated
- appropriate
- conservative
- quiet
- subdued
- restrained
- muted
- fitting
- proper
- tasteful
- elegant
- inconspicuous
- unobtrusive
- unflashy
- unflamboyant
- toned (down)
- plain
- graceful
- simple
- modest
- unpretentious
overdone
2 of 2verb
as in exaggerated
to describe or express in too strong terms the fashion designer's claim that his new line of clothing would revolutionize the way we dress was perhaps overdoing it just a bit Synonyms & Similar Words
- exaggerated
- overstated
- overdrawn
- put on
- elaborated
- embellished
- overemphasized
- overplayed
- padded
- embroidered
- sensationalized
- played up
- colored
- stretched
- magnified
- hedged
- melodramatized
- fudged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- understated
- minimized
- belittled
- played down
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