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overdone

Syllables: o·ver·done/ˌəʊ.vəˈdʌn//ˌoʊ.vɚˈdʌn/

overdone adjective: cooked too much. Also the past participle of overdo.

Adjective

overdone (comparative more overdone, superlative most overdone)

  1. Cooked too much.
    Synonyms:
    overcooked
  2. Exaggerated; overwrought.
    • There are lots of pauses and little detours, hitchings-up of their smocks, inspection of the soles of their feet, some rather overdone limping.1997, Lawrence Norfolk, The Pope's Rhinoceros
    Synonyms:
    over the top
  3. Repeated too often; hackneyed.

Also used as

overdone is also the past participle of overdo.

Synonyms of overdone

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Forms of overdone

comparativemore overdone
superlativemost overdone

Origin of overdone

From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done.

Words formed from overdone

Words that rhyme with overdone

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Questions about overdone

What does overdone mean?
Overdone means cooked too much.
What part of speech is overdone?
Overdone is an adjective.
How do you pronounce overdone?
Overdone is pronounced /ˌəʊ.vəˈdʌn/ (UK).

Words near overdone in the dictionary

  1. overdominantly
  2. overdominate
  3. overdominated
  4. overdominates
  5. overdominating
  6. overdone
  7. overdoneness
  8. overdoor
  9. overdoors
  10. overdoped
  11. overdoping

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