About The Word Overact
Learn about the word Overact to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Overact definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Overact
| Overact Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Overact?
[v] exaggerate one's acting
Synonyms | Synonyms for Overact: ham | overplay Related Terms | Find terms related to Overact: act a part | affect | assume | carry too far | counterfeit | declaim | do a bit | dramatize | exaggerate | exhaust | fake | feign | go overboard | go to extremes | go too far | grimace | ham | ham it up | histrionize | know no bounds | make out like | mug | out-herod Herod | overcarry | overdevelop | overdo | overdramatize | overdrive | overelaborate | overemphasize | overexercise | overexert | overexpend | overindulge | overlabor | overplay | overreact | overspend | overstrain | overstress | overstudy | overtask | overtax | overtrain | overuse | overwork | pass all bounds | play | play a part | play a scene | playact | pretend | protest too much | put on | put on airs | rant | roar | sham | simulate | spout | throw away | tug the heartstrings | underact | wear See Also | act | play | playact | roleplay Overact In Webster's Dictionary \O`ver*act"\, v. t.
1. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as,
he overacted his part.
2. To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.]
The hope of inheritance overacts them. --Milton.
\O`ver*act"\, v. i. To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. --B. Jonson. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Mill-hand ‐ a workman in a mill…
- Angularity ‐ the property possessed by a shape that has angles [n] a shape…
- Seasonably ‐ at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [adv] in…
- Nabalus ‐ genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes…
- Invigilation ‐ (British) keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent…
- Drop line ‐ a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines…
- Rave-up ‐ (British) a raucous…
- Oregon ‐ a state in northwestern United States on…
- Kinaesthesis ‐ the ability to feel movements of the…
- Sewed ‐ fastened…