All overact synonyms

verb overact

• ham — the second son of Noah, Gen. 10:1.
• exaggerate — Represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
• overplay — to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
• act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
• dramatise — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
• dramatize — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
• overdramatize — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
• burlesque — A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this.
• caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
• chew up the scenery — Alternative form of chew the scenery.
• emote — (especially of an actor) portray emotion in a theatrical manner.
• theatricalize — to put into dramatic or theatrical form; dramatize.
• travesty — a grotesque or debased likeness or imitation: a travesty of justice.
• maximise — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
• maximize — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
• overdo — to do to excess; overindulge in: to overdo dieting.
• overemphasize — to emphasize excessively.
• overstate — to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.
• overuse — to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
• accent — Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
• accentuate — To accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable.
• hyperbolize — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
• magnify — to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
• mug — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
• overdraw — to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal: It was the first time he had ever overdrawn his account.
• overstress — overemphasize.
• overwork — to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don't overwork yourself on that new job.
• stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
• lay it on thick — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• point up — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
• show off — a theatrical production, performance, or company.
• exceed — Be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing).
• overextend — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
• outreach — to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.