Overact synonyms
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To attack or infect, as a disease:
To spoil the effect of by exaggeration
To play the part of; assume the dramatic role of:
To exaggerate or overdo (a dramatic role, for example).
ham-up
To make something more clichéd, or more cheesy.
exaggerate (related)
To increase or enlarge to an extreme or abnormal degree; overemphasize; intensify
(Idiomatic, performing arts) To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act badly.
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To overestimate the strength of (one's holding or position) with resulting defeat:
underact (antonym)
To act (a theatrical role) with insufficient emphasis or too great restraint
miscast (related)
unfunny (related)
over-the-top (related)
histrionics (related)
Find another word for overact. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for overact, like: affect, overdo, act, ham, ham-up, exaggerate, ham-it-up, overplay, underact, miscast and unfunny.