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overdoing

NOUN
excess
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extravagance extreme
STRONG
debauchery dissipation dissoluteness exorbitance extremity immoderation indulgence inordinateness intemperance prodigality saturnalia self-indulgence unrestraint
WEAK
immoderacy
Antonyms
STRONG
unselfishness
WEAK
dearth deficiency deprivation economy frugality insufficiency lack moderation need poverty privation shortcoming want
NOUN
extravagance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurdity exaggeration excess luxury squandering
STRONG
amenity dissipation exorbitance expenditure folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profligacy profusion recklessness superfluity unrestraint wastefulness wildness
WEAK
icing on the cake overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift
Antonyms
STRONGEST
economy frugality
WEAK
moderation providence saving thrift thriftiness
NOUN
prodigality
Synonyms
STRONG
absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence profligacy profuseness profusion recklessness squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wastefulness wildness
WEAK
icing on the cake overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift
Antonyms
STRONG
economy frugality lack
NOUN
profligacy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
recklessness
STRONG
absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profuseness profusion squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wastefulness wildness
WEAK
icing on the cake overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift
Antonyms
STRONG
economy frugality lack
NOUN
waste
Synonyms
STRONGEST
misuse
STRONG
decay desolation destruction devastation dilapidation dissipation disuse exhaustion expenditure extravagance fritter havoc improvidence lavishness loss misapplication prodigality ravage ruin squander squandering wastage wastefulness
WEAK
lost opportunity unthriftiness
Antonyms
STRONG
building construction creation development growth improvement
WEAK
hoarding possessions saving
NOUN
wastefulness
Synonyms
STRONG
absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profligacy profuseness profusion recklessness squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wildness
WEAK
icing on the cake overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift
Antonyms
STRONG
economy frugality lack

Example Sentences

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Tina says there's also a fine line between refreshing and overdoing it as "very aggressive ice exposure can irritate sensitive skin or trigger rosacea, so keep it gentle".

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

True believers have a way of rhetorically overdoing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Whatever the heck he was taking — and I don't know if he was overdoing it necessarily, but I just think it makes a more complete story.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2024

Now, some researchers warn that we are in danger of overdoing it.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

I am worried that we may be overdoing it, taxing its meaning, to conceal an unmentionable reality that we’ve somehow agreed not to talk about in public.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas