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hammy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hammy

given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting

a hammy singer whose overwrought renditions of love songs just beg listeners to cry

Synonyms of hammy

dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, stagy (or stagey), theatrical (also theatric)

Words Related to hammy

actorish, actorly, actressy

overacted, overdone, sensational, staged

conspicuous, elaborate, flamboyant, grandiose, ostentatious, showy

affected, artificial, exaggerated, mannered, pretentious, self-conscious, studied, unnatural

Near Antonyms of hammy

nondramatic, nontheatrical, unaffected, underplayed, unpretentious

muted, restrained, subdued, toned (down)

conservative, discreet, inconspicuous

modest, plain, quiet, simple

Antonyms of hammy

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