overdone

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Thân thiện

The steak was overdone and tough to cut.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Cooked for too long: Describes food that has been cooked excessively, often to the point of being dry, tough, or burnt, though it may still be edible.
   • Excessive or exaggerated: Describes an action, emotion, or quality that is represented or performed in a way that is greater than is true, reasonable, or appropriate.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The steak was overdone and very tough to chew.
  • Her makeup for the party was a bit overdone.
  • The actor's performance was criticized for being overdone and melodramatic.

Advanced Usage

• "to be overdone": to be excessive or too much.
  • The concern about a minor issue was completely overdone.
• "to seem overdone": to appear exaggerated or not genuine.
  • His flattery seemed overdone and insincere.

Variants and Related Words

• Overdo (verb): To do, use, or carry something to excess.
  • She tends to overdo it with the decorations.
• Overdoing (noun/gerund): The act of doing something to excess.
  • His overdoing of the spices ruined the soup.

Synonyms

• Exaggerated: Represented as larger or more important than is the case.
• Excessive: More than is necessary, normal, or desirable.
• Burnt (for food): Cooked for too long and blackened.
• Theatrical: Exaggerated and excessively dramatic.

Related Phrases

• Overdo it: To work, exercise, or try too hard.
  • If you overdo it at the gym, you might injure yourself.
• Overdo things: Similar to "overdo it," meaning to do things to an excessive degree.
  • He has a tendency to overdo things when he's excited.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. cooked too long but still edible
2. represented as greater than is true or reasonable
   • an exaggerated opinion of oneself

Từ đồng nghĩa

• exaggerated
• overstated