OVERDID Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

overdid

verb

past tense of overdo

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

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Recent Examples of overdid Piastri made an ambitious lunge on Norris in the penultimate lap, but overdid it and locked his front wheel, nearly crashing into his teammate. —

Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdid

exaggerated

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Microsoft, then a small software company didn’t yet have one but exaggerated its readiness by pitching an operating system the company didn't own and hadn't created yet.

— J. Kyle Foster, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The scrutiny of fame has always been dehumanizing, though the ubiquity of the modern-day comment section has surely accelerated and exaggerated its cruelty.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026