Synonyms of over-the-top

over-the-top

adjective

as in excessive

going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount

The writing was great, but some of the acting was over-the-top.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excessive
• insane
• extravagant
• extreme
• stiff
• fancy
• inappropriate
• unbearable
• lavish
• exorbitant
• baroque
• undue
• inordinate
• intolerable
• immoderate
• unconscionable
• steep
• devilish
• unmerciful
• improper
• overdue
• towering
• overweening
• plethoric
• overextravagant
• infinite
• endless
• overmuch
• unwarranted
• limitless
• a bit much
• unjustifiable
• boundless
• thick
• immeasurable
• unseemly
• unrestrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• modest
• moderate
• inadequate
• insufficient
• deficient
• minimal
• temperate
• middling
• minimum

Examples of over-the-top in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kelce carried an exhausted Swift to the couch on set in the over-the-top final act of her Tortured Poets extravaganza. —Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024

For a truly over-the-top experience fit for any Disney prince or princess, guests can buy out the entire 16th floor — including the Royal Suite, Presidential Suite, and additional guest rooms. —Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2024

But the point of all that high-stakes drama — on one of TV’s most gleefully over-the-top shows — is to remind us all to be a little more humble. —Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024

Even veteran celebs of the '60s and '70s gave in to the over-the-top style of the era, trading in disco glitz and hippie chic for mountainous manes held aloft by enough AquaNet to puncture the Ozone layer. —John Russell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024