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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as in enlarged
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as in excessive
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdone
Adjective
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Shifting From Reactive To Proactive Security: Organizations often spend excessive time reacting to rather than preventing threats.—
Bojan Šimić,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025 -
Watch for excessive panting, lagging behind, or stumbling.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside Online,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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And any fear—and hence bigger discounts—caused by overwrought debt worries just makes our opportunity even sweeter.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Their handbags would be architectural in shape, sleek and spare of overwrought ornamentation.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Reports of Craig Robinson's retirement from comedy have been greatly exaggerated.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
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Skinny brows, an exaggerated cat-eye, and a rich red lip added to the maximalist Parisian glamour.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The natural exterior surroundings contrast with the home’s over-the-top interior elements.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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So even small exposures to these bacteria – such as otherwise harmless fragments of them – could trigger an over-the-top inflammatory response.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Rosie O'Donnell is using her gift of gab to share her thoughts on billionaire Jeff Bezos' extravagant wedding to Lauren Sánchez over the weekend.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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The Amazon founder, 61, and the Emmy-winning journalist, 55, recently concluded an extravagant celebration of their love, surrounded by entertainment's biggest stars, including the Kardashian-Jenner family, Oprah Winfrey and Leonardo DiCaprio.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Suvir Varma, advisory partner at Bain & Company, also believes fears of a contagion are overblown.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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Environmentalists and community groups say attacks on CEQA are overblown, maintaining the law is essential to preserving natural habitats and protecting public health.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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But Oklahoma City engulfs basketball’s gaudiest attacks not in spite of its hacking but because of it.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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On Saturday, on the streets of Washington, Donald Trump will throw himself a costly and ostentatious military parade, a gaudy display of waste and vainglory staged solely to inflate the president’s dirigible-sized ego.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Crystal Skull is easily Spielberg’s laziest, sloppiest work — even the action sequences seem phoned-in — and it’s filled with unforgivable howlers: Shia LaBeouf’s limp attempt at being a bad boy, Cate Blanchett’s hammy villain, the goddamn fridge scene.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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The tone is maddeningly ambiguous, somewhere between stupid and serious, hammy and apocalyptic—in other words, consummate Crews.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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“Overdone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdone. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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