overdone 1 of 2

past participle 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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overdone

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adjective

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdone
Adjective
  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez took to X on Saturday to say his office was closely monitoring the situation and advised use excessive caution in the affected areas.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
  • Whether your hair is naturally dry or parched from excessive color treatments and heat styling, brittle strands are a stubborn bummer.
    Annie Blackman, Glamour, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Their handbags would be architectural in shape, sleek and spare of overwrought ornamentation.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Reports of Craig Robinson's retirement from comedy have been greatly exaggerated.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 July 2025
  • Onana, for example, tends to make more exaggerated adjustments before shots — a style that has its benefits but can occasionally lead to mistimed reactions or suboptimal set positions.
    Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • From over-the-top challenges, dramatic eliminations, jaw-dropping moments, iconic bombshells and even a surprise appearance from Megan Thee Stallion, audiences were hooked to their TV screens for six days a week since its premiere.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 14 July 2025
  • Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Golf & Beach Resort Located about 45 minutes outside of San Juan on one of the island's most enviable stretches of beachfront, the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Rainforest Beach & Golf Resort is offering what might be the most over-the-top experience for Bad Bunny concertgoers.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Per the logline, gaining access to the yacht’s extravagant amenities won’t be so simple.
    Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2025
  • From Viktor & Rolf to Robert Wun and Chanel, this year’s Fall/Winter 2025-2026 runway shows were all about extravagant silhouettes and otherworldly, architectural designs.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Proponents argued that most concerns were overblown.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
  • To the president and his minions, the crisis is overblown.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • At the time, unnatural hair color was considered gaudy, a threat to the beloved ingenue aesthetic boasted by female stars such as Audrey Hepburn.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 22 Jul. 2025.

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