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Overact

//ˌəʊvəɹˈækt//

Synonyms for "overact" (73 found)

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Informal (11)

Name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(3 words)

roar spout overdrive

Adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(1 words)

General use (62)

Verb(35 words)

put on assume ham ham it up dramatize overdo overtax lay it on thick overreact feign overplay overstress declaim overemphasize know no bounds overindulge overexert overdevelop go too far play a part

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playact go overboard overtask put on airs protest too much overcarry overtrain melodramatize overstudy overlabor histrionize overdramatize underact tear a cat chew the scenery

Adj, noun, verb(3 words)

exhaust fake counterfeit

Noun, verb(8 words)

affect rant grimace overwork overstrain overuse overspend overexercise

Adj, verb(3 words)

exaggerate simulate overelaborate

make a show of go to extremes act a part carry too far out-herod Herod overexpend pass all bounds do a bit make out like play a scene tug the heartstrings

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