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over-the-top

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of over-the-top

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 of over-the-top

baroque, devilish, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful

Words Related to over-the-top

boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless

unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted

improper, inappropriate, thick, unseemly

Phrases Synonymous with over-the-top

Near Antonyms of over-the-top

deficient, inadequate, insufficient

minimal, minimum

Antonyms of over-the-top

middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate

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