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 overdone
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
But that was probably overdone.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The audio sounds brighter, without being overdone.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
However, the firm did say the coffee giant's restructuring puts a floor on EPS downside, meaning the downside may be overdone.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
But that was probably overdone.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The audio sounds brighter, without being overdone.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdone
Verb
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Machado also pushed back on suggestions that Venezuela’s role in drug trafficking had been exaggerated to support the argument of those calling for regime change.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Blazy exaggerated the frayed hems that Coco Chanel loved into ragged edges by letting the cloth be overtaken slowly with tiny hanging strings of beads.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Finasteride, prescribed for hair loss or enlarged prostate, and bicalutamide, used in prostate cancer treatment, can shift testosterone’s effects and allow breast tissue to grow.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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For those who develop enlarged hemorrhoids during pregnancy, the discomfort can feel especially impossible to ignore.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its bladeless construction is designed to pull in air and powerfully circulate it around the room, all without accumulating excessive dust like standard fans do—a double plus in my book.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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And although its fats are healthy, excessive intake can still contribute to unwanted pounds.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For the Fed, which was raising interest rates in 2023 and 2024, this meant that policy decisions may have been based on an overstated view of economic strength.—
Jeff Gapusan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The committee's move followed a June Federal Railroad Administration compliance review that concluded the California High-Speed Rail Authority lacked a viable path to complete the project on time or on budget and flagged overstated ridership projections and other management failures.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Regretting You is a similarly ridiculous and overwrought slice of melodrama, leavened with strange moments of comedy that leave you wondering if the whole thing isn’t some kind of bizarre art project, an elaborate, camp parody of the very notion of romantic literature itself.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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This is the kind of overwrought language that even sympathetic readers like me find laughable.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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America’s health care system is straining under the twin pressures of an aging population and a stretched pool of health care providers.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Despite this pullback, the stock still trades at a stretched nine times trailing revenue—well above its historical average of three times.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Dozens of those over-the-top displays will be on our annual holiday lights map, which is used by individuals, bus tours, limo parties and others who have made cruising the Phoenix area in search of the biggest and brightest part of their holiday tradition.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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It’s paired with tangy cheddar and spicy mayo and is somehow still over-the-top on the spice level.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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However, the need may be overblown, the researchers add.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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JPMorgan thinks the concerns are overblown.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Overdone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdone. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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