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Synonyms for overdo
ˌoʊ vərˈduover·do
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Princeton's WordNet
overdo, exaggerateverb
do something to an excessive degree
"He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
Synonyms:
exaggerate, amplify, hyperbolise, overdraw, hyperbolize, overstate, magnify
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overdoverb
Synonyms:
overwork, overtask, overtax, exhaust, exaggerate
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#29947 | magnify | |
#36507 | amplify | |
#52027 | exaggerate | |
#73071 | overstate | |
#80648 | overdo | |
#237497 | overdraw |
How to use overdo in a sentence?
I was on my last 12 cans, I have a beer every night, you know what, beer has vitamins in it, it's good for you, as long as you don't overdo it.
In the end, it’s all about a balanced diet, it’s not about limiting one food or another. Because when you go for a balanced diet, you’re unlikely to overdo it on one particular macronutrient or another.
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
I ’d wanted a TV series, but this ? I was n’t sure. I had a hard time getting into the rhythm of it. Then director Joe Pevney suggested I play Lily Munster as a sort of mixed-up Donna Reed character and not overdo anything. When I saw the first pilot in a screening room I cringed at my makeup. But I never estimated it would become this cult thing. It took two hours of makeup to make me seem like that. It ran for two huge seasons, then CBS quarreled with the creators about reruns as we got canceled. A movie in color in 1966 [ ‘ Munster, Go Home ! ’ ] showed off everything in reds and greens on my face. Boy, was I ugly.
Sometimes I want to put in a really great workout, but I have a million things to do that day, so all I can really do is go for a walk, … I think people often focus on how long the workout is, how sweaty you are when you’re done and how tired you are afterward. The thing is, if you overdo it, you’re probably not going to want to do it again. And then you won’t stay consistent. Find things that you enjoy doing and try new things, too. Some days you’ll want to go cycling, but on another day your body really wants a good yoga stretch. You’ll feel great afterward and it won’t feel like a chore.
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