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overdo

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of overdo

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 of overdo

exaggerate, overdraw, overstate, put on
Words Related to overdo

color, elaborate, embellish, embroider, magnify, pad, play up, stretch

fudge, hedge

melodramatize, overemphasize, overplay, sensationalize
Near Antonyms of overdo

belittle, minimize, play down
Antonyms of overdo

understate

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