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overacted

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Synonyms & Antonyms of overacted

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in staged, overdone

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for overacted

overdone,
sensational,
staged

actorish,
actorly,
actressy

conspicuous,
elaborate,
flamboyant,
grandiose,
ostentatious,
showy

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for overacted

undramatic

nondramatic,
nontheatrical,
unaffected,
underplayed,
unpretentious

muted,
restrained,
subdued,
toned (down)

conservative,
discreet,
inconspicuous

modest,
plain,
quiet,
simple

overacted

verb

past tense of overact

Synonyms of overacted (Entry 2 of 2)

as in overplayed, underplayed

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for overacted

overplayed,
underplayed

acted out,
enacted,
pantomimed,
playacted,
role-played,
took on

aped,
clowned,
hammed,
imitated,
masqueraded,
mimed,
mimicked,
posed (as)

depicted,
dramatized,
rendered,
represented

starred (in)

acted,
did,
impersonated,
interpreted,
performed,
played,
portrayed

coacted
(or co-acted),
costarred
(or co-starred)

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