- past participle of overdo.
overdone
Americanverb
adjective
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cooked too long or too much.
The roast was overdone. I dislike overdone steak.
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excessive or strained; exaggerated.
Don't you think his politeness is overdone?
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overtaxed; exhausted.
You're looking a bit overdone from that hike.
Etymology
Origin of overdone
Example Sentences
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The strategists also contend investor worries around funding so-called neocloud companies such as CoreWeave are overdone.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Markets are pricing in an additional 160 basis points of Fed rate hiking over the next 12 months, but BlackRock sees that move as overdone.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
For Angrick, however, talk of a potential 50-basis-point move seems overdone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Chocolate-industry executives have been saying the recent price jump is overdone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Her mother sighed, in the overdone way that meant she wished Olanna would see reason.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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