overdone
Pushed past appropriate
Overdone means taken too far.
Food that is overdone has been cooked too long: The steak was overdone and tough.
Behavior or style that is overdone is excessive or exaggerated: The apology felt overdone, Her makeup was a bit overdone.
The word suggests something has crossed from appropriate to excessive—whether heat applied to meat or effort applied to performance.
Burned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- overcookedHeated beyond optimal
- dried-outDepleted of moisture
tough · rubbery · incinerated · carbonized · cremated · singed · crisped · parched
Excessively theatrical in style
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overactedPerformed with excessive drama
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
histrionic · stagey · campy · over-the-top · bombastic · grandiose · flamboyant · ostentatious
Laboring beyond healthy limits
- overelaboratedMade excessively complicated
- fussyExcessively particular
- overdesignedUnnecessarily complex in design
- overcomplicatedExcessively intricate or elaborate
overembellished · gilded · overwrought · belabored · overproduced · maximalist · cluttered · busy
Overused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- overusedEmployed too frequently
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
tired · stale · formulaic · derivative · unoriginal · predictable · shopworn · threadbare
charred
Burned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- overcookedHeated beyond optimal
dried-out · tough · rubbery · incinerated · carbonized · cremated · singed · crisped · parched · shriveled
hammy
Excessively theatrical in style
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overactedPerformed with excessive drama
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
overwrought · histrionic · stagey · campy · over-the-top · bombastic · grandiose · flamboyant · ostentatious · showy
overworked
Laboring beyond healthy limits
- overelaboratedMade excessively complicated
- fussyExcessively particular
- overdesignedUnnecessarily complex in design
overcomplicated · overembellished · gilded · overwrought · belabored · overproduced · maximalist · cluttered · busy · ornate
hackneyed
Overused and unoriginal
worn-out · tired · stale · formulaic · derivative · unoriginal · predictable · shopworn · threadbare · corny
- cooking flawsburned, overcooked, undercooked, scorched, raw
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
- ornateornate, elaborate, embellished, decorative, ornamental
- Steak Donenessrare, medium rare, medium, medium well, blue rare
- theatricaltheatrical, dramatic, melodramatic, histrionic, hammy
overdoneunderdone
Insufficiently heated through
undercooked · raw · rare · medium-rare · uncooked
overdoneunderstated
Deliberately minimized in expression
subtle · restrained · underplayed · minimalist · subdued