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Synonyms for overact

6 synonyms
1 antonym
1 meaning

verb

Most common

ham ham it up overplay chew the scenery melodramatize

All synonyms

Verb

1. Ham

ham, ham it up, overplay

Other

chew the scenery, melodramatize, melodramatise UK, tear a cat dated

Antonyms

All antonyms of overact →

Definitions

v. 1
To act in an exaggerated manner.

Related words

Word family: overactor

Forms

Past participle: overacted
e.g. overacted → hammed, overplayed, melodramatized…

Example sentences

ham I ate lots of delicious, juicy ham last Christmas.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
overact		steady
ham		rising
overplay		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: ham¹
8 letters: overplay³
13 letters: melodramatize, melodramatise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (overplay³ = 3 syllables).