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What is another word for overdoing?

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Verb

Present participle for to express or describe in exaggerated terms

Present participle for to cook for too long or at too high a temperature

Present participle for to do too much (of something)

Present participle for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

Present participle for to exceed or cross a given limit

Present participle for to have too much of something enjoyable

Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so

Present participle for to do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area

Present participle for to make more beautiful or attractive by adorning or decorating

Present participle for to cause mental or emotional strain or tension in

Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

The fact or state of being excessively or inappropriately used

Exaggeration through excessive emphasis or amplification

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Present participle for to express or describe in exaggerated terms

dramatising^UK

dramatizing^US

amplifying

inflating

overdrawing

coloring^US

colouring^UK

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

blowing up out of all proportion

laying it on with a trowel

making a big thing of

piling on

making a mountain out of a molehill

putting on

hams up

making a production out of

laying it on

making a big thing about

going overboard with

making a production of

making federal case

going overboard

talking big

making a big deal out of something

laboring^US

labouring^UK

making too much of something

emphasizing^US

emphasising^UK

making a federal case of

making a big thing out of

hamming it up

boosting

piling it on

blowing something out of all proportion

placing too much emphasis on

blowing out of proportion

touching up

pointing up

attaching too much importance to

going to extremes

attaching too much weight to

maximizing^US

maximising^UK

laying it on with a shovel

laying too much emphasis on

making a mountain out of

giving someone a sob story

enlarging on

jazzing up

exaggerating information

laying too much stress on

going on and on about

going over the top about

paying extravagant compliments

laying on with a trowel

embellishing the truth

sweet-talking

soft-soaping

overdoing it

giving fulsome praise

cooking

misinterpreting

playing to gallery

playing to the gallery

playing on heartstrings

giving color to

making a performance of

overexposing

quoting out of context

putting a spin on

giving a false account of

glossing over

taking out of context

laying it on thick about

bigging up

making a drama out of a crisis

laying it on with a trowel about

blowing up out of proportion

magnifying importance

allowing too much for

distending

explicating

making a song and dance about

sending through the roof

idealizing^US

adding insult to injury

rubbing salt in the wound

adding fuel to the flames

adding fuel to the fire

fanning the flames of

idealising^UK

chewing up the scenery

slapping on

tacking on

growing quickly

italicizing^US

italicising^UK

putting emphasis on

focusing attention on

calling attention to

turning spotlight on

drawing attention to

bringing attention to

laying emphasis on

bringing to the fore

giving prominence to

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“She tends to overdo her achievements, often embellishing them to sound more impressive than they actually are.”

Verb

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Present participle for to cook for too long or at too high a temperature

“I overdo the vegetables in the oven, resulting in them being charred and flavorless.”

Verb

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Present participle for to do too much (of something)

not knowing when to stop

doing to excess

carrying too far

“I tend to overdo my workouts, often pushing myself beyond my limits.”

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Present participle for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

running into the ground

wearing oneself to a shadow

taking it out of

wearing oneself to a frazzle

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

sapping your strength

putting out of action

sapping the strength of

getting the better of

removing the sting from

reducing the powers of

confining to a wheelchair

shrivelling^UK

shriveling^US

bringing someone to their knees

bringing low

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Present participle for to exceed or cross a given limit

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Present participle for to have too much of something enjoyable

overindulging

binging^US

bingeing^UK

overindulging oneself

going overboard

not knowing when to stop

Verb

Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so

Verb

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Present participle for to do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area

Verb

Present participle for to make more beautiful or attractive by adorning or decorating

Verb

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Present participle for to cause mental or emotional strain or tension in

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Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

financial irresponsibility

lack of thrift

spendthrift behaviour

lack of self-restraint

money down the toilet

going to hell in handbasket

life in the fast lane

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Noun

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The fact or state of being excessively or inappropriately used

Noun

Exaggeration through excessive emphasis or amplification

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