overdo
Meaning of overdo
verb
- do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate.
she rather overdoes the early cockney scenes
I'd overdone the garlic in the curry
Old English oferdōn (see over-, do1).
Information about overdo
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of overdo
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- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- overdo is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
overdo synonyms
Meaning exaggerate:
Meaning state too strongly; exaggerate:
Meaning place excessive emphasis on:
Meaning give undue importance to; overemphasize:
Meaning exaggerate the seriousness or importance of (an incident or situation):
Meaning react to or portray (something) in an excessively dramatic manner:
Meaning misrepresent by distortion or exaggeration:
Meaning decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread:
Meaning make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features:
Meaning make (something) too ornate or complicated:
Meaning fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended:
Meaning increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier:
Meaning make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope:
Meaning more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate:
Meaning unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate:
Meaning not sensible or restrained; excessive:
Meaning unusually or disproportionately large; excessive:
Meaning too large or too small in comparison with something else:
Meaning distended through being filled with air or gas:
Meaning (of a person) having to work beyond their capacity or strength:
Meaning too ripe; past its best:
Meaning regarded or represented as larger, better, or worse than in reality:
Meaning lacking restraint in spending money or using resources:
Meaning showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner:
Meaning (of speech or writing) effusive or exaggeratedly enthusiastic:
Meaning complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree:
Meaning obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power:
Meaning influenced or touched by an external factor:
Meaning relating to acting, actors, or the theatre:
Meaning relating to melodrama:
Meaning excessively theatrical; exaggerated:
Meaning live for a time in a tent, especially while on holiday:
overdo antonyms
Meaning describe or represent (something) as being smaller or less good or important than it really is:
Meaning presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way:
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