overact
Verb
Verb Forms: overacted, overacting, overacts
- To perform or behave with excessive exaggeration.
- exaggerate one's acting
- To act in an exaggerated manner.
- To act upon, or influence, unduly.
Examples
- He overacted his part.
- His dramatic sigh after playing a two-letter word felt like he was OVERACTING for effect.
Origin / Etymology
From over- + act.
Synonyms
ham, ham it up, overplay, chew the scenery, melodramatize, tear a cat
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
overact: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoveract: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overact: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
overact: valid Words With Friends Word