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Verb
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Present participle for to act in an exaggerated manner
exaggerating
melodramatizing
hamming
overplaying
overemphasisingUK
overemphasizingUS
hamming it up
overdoing it
laying it on thick
chewing the scenery
tearing a cat
going overboard
overplaying it
camping it up
laying it on with a trowel
making a production of
piling it on
emoting
mugging
travestying
caricaturing
burlesquing
theatricalizing
overdramatizing
dramatizingUS
acting
chewing up the scenery
dramatisingUK
expressing emotion
overstating
embellishing
magnifying
amplifying
embroidering
inflating
colouringUK
overdoing
blowing up out of all proportion
coloringUS
hams up
blowing up
laying it on
overdrawing
belabouringUK
stretching
overestimating
puffing
belaboringUS
overusing
overworking
overvaluing
overrating
overembellishing
overreaching
hyping
going too far
making a big deal out of something
overloading
making a mountain out of a molehill
making a big thing of
making a big thing about
making a production out of
making a thing of
talking big
putting on
making federal case
going overboard with
making a thing about
piling on
hyperbolizing
elaborating
overstressing
aggrandizing
catastrophizing
heightening
performing
gilding
playacting
presenting
staging
expanding on
executing
sensationalizingUS
making a performance of
dressing up
playing on heartstrings
playing up
play-acting
giving color to
producing
making a big thing out of
touching up
laying on
sensationalisingUK
playing to gallery
playing to the gallery
splashing
showing
“Her lack of theater training shows because she is one of the few actors who doesn't overact.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to exaggerate or be dramatic in one's expression or behavior
overplaying
exaggerating
overdoing
overemphasisingUK
overemphasizingUS
overstating
dramatisingUK
dramatizingUS
magnifying
overstressing
hyperbolizing
overdrawing
stretching
overpitching
accentuating
overusing
maximisingUK
maximizingUS
overworking
accenting
mugging
laying it on thick
hamming it up
pointing up
blowing out of proportion
getting carried away
laboring at
Verb
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Present participle for to exceed or cross a given limit
overreaching
exceeding
surpassing
transcending
breaking
overpassing
outrunning
outreaching
overstepping
overshooting
overrunning
overstretching
overdoing
overextending
straining
Adjective
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Exaggerated and excessively dramatic
overacted
theatrical
histrionic
dramatic
theatric
melodramatic
overdone
overdramatic
unrestrained
over-the-top
stagy
stagey
exaggerated
affected
artificial
hammy
actorly
forced
operatic
actressy
stilted
mannered
showy
unnatural
unreal
ham
camp
overplayed
histrionical
dramaturgical
overemotional
sensationalizedUS
dramaturgic
sensational
sensationalisedUK
extravagant
sentimental
flamboyant
ostentatious
comic
overripe
stage
schmaltzy
campy
showbiz
emotional
staged
Thespian
show-business
pretentious
thespian
tragic
barnstorming
pompous
meretricious
ceremonious
farcical
expressive
vaudeville
actorish
studied
hokey
spectacular
animated
over-sensational
blood-and-thunder
cloak-and-dagger
acting up
splashy
catchy
vivid
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