overdone
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈdʌn/
- Her makeup for the party was a bit overdone, making her look more like a clown than elegant.
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Watch on YouTubeTo be perfect is too cliche, overdone, and outdated.
- To be perfect is too cliche, overdone, and outdated.
- I love to see it, but also I feel like it's overdone.
- So he's he's a big example allegedly because it looks like it's overdone.
- He plays a straight man with all the same overdone camp that straight men often portray gay men with.
- In fact, you know, again, I'm not an advocate for the massive and I think horrendously overdone use of medications.
- And so you always have it overdone in always the same way.
Examples
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So it's really natural and not overdone, but, you know, hydrating and fancy.
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To be perfect is too cliche, overdone, and outdated.
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Do you think this is overdone or just right?
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That version's a bit overdone for me, even by my standards, but yeah.
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But I was surprised at how not overdone Samsung made their game mode.
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The stories are just so bad and so fake and staged and overdone that they're good.
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The movie was entertaining, but the special effects were so overdone that they distracted from the story.
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The presentation was good, but the enthusiasm felt overdone and insincere to the audience.
Synonyms
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3.6
More than is needed or reasonable
117
5.2
Very extreme or exaggerated in a way that seems unreasonable
71
4.1
Made to look bigger or more important than it really is
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5.7
Exaggerated and showy in style or speech
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4.9
Looks bigger or more important than it really is
15
4.6
Makes something seem bigger or more important than it really is
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5.5
Made to seem much better than it really is
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4.8
Too full of air or seen as more important than it really is
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5.7
Speech or writing that is too dramatic and emotional
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7.3
Too decorated so it looks showy and not natural
1
6.8
Saying something with too much force so it sounds fake
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Etymology
Overdone breaks into over- 'too much' and done 'made' or 'finished', and you can see over- in words like overreact or overcook. So, when something is called overdone it means it is made too strong or too extreme, in other words, exaggerated.