Synonyms for overdo

verb

1. To do too much

   magnify, pile up, pile on, amplify, overestimate, overreach, stretch, overvalue, go too far, carry too far, overplay, overrate, exaggerate, hyperbolize, go to extremes, overstate, enlarge, enhance, exalt, bite off more than one can chew*, run into the ground*, do to death*, go overboard*, butter one's bread on both sides*, carry coals to Newcastle*, burn the candle at both ends*, lay it on*, have too many irons in the fire*, have one's cake and eat it too*; see also exceed.

   Antonyms neglect*, underdo, slack.

2. To overtax oneself physically

   overlabor, overwork, overload, overlade, overdrive, strain, overstrain, fatigue, exhaust, overtire, wear down, collapse; see also tire 1, weary 2.

   Antonyms loaf*, take it easy, dawdle.