overdone

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

overdone

/ˌəʊ.vəˈdʌn/ UK
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈdʌn/ US

Rhymes with -ʌn

Where it comes from

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

adjective more overdone · most overdone

Cooked too much.
Similar: overcooked
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.
Similar: over the top
Repeated too often; hackneyed.
Similar: clichéd, overused, overworked, banal, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, stock, commonplace, corny, dog-eared, hackneyed

verb

participle, past past participle of overdo

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"overdone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overdone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

overdone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overdone

Chicago

"overdone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overdone.

BibTeX

@misc{overdone_2026,
  title = {overdone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overdone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}