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Contexts ▼▲ Verb Present participle for to act in an exaggerated manner Present participle for to exaggerate or be dramatic in one's expression or behavior Present participle for to exceed or cross a given limit Adjective Exaggerated and excessively dramatic … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ Present participle for to act in an exaggerated manner exaggerating melodramatizing hamming overplaying overemphasisingUK overemphasizingUS hamming it up overdoing it laying it on thick chewing the scenery tearing a cat going overboard overplaying it camping it up laying it on with a trowel making a production of piling it on emoting mugging travestying caricaturing burlesquing theatricalizing overdramatizing dramatizingUS acting chewing up the scenery dramatisingUK expressing emotion overstating embellishing magnifying amplifying embroidering inflating colouringUK overdoing blowing up out of all proportion coloringUS hams up blowing up laying it on overdrawing belabouringUK stretching overestimating puffing belaboringUS overusing overworking overvaluing overrating overembellishing overreaching hyping going too far making a big deal out of something overloading making a mountain out of a molehill making a big thing of making a big thing about making a production out of making a thing of talking big putting on making federal case going overboard with making a thing about piling on hyperbolizing elaborating overstressing aggrandizing catastrophizing heightening performing gilding playacting presenting staging expanding on executing sensationalizingUS making a performance of dressing up playing on heartstrings playing up play-acting giving color to producing making a big thing out of touching up laying on sensationalisingUK playing to gallery playing to the gallery splashing showing “Her lack of theater training shows because she is one of the few actors who doesn't overact.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to exaggerate or be dramatic in one's expression or behavior overplaying exaggerating overdoing overemphasisingUK overemphasizingUS overstating dramatisingUK dramatizingUS magnifying overstressing hyperbolizing overdrawing stretching overpitching accentuating overusing maximisingUK maximizingUS overworking accenting mugging laying it on thick hamming it up pointing up blowing out of proportion getting carried away laboring at Verb ▲ Present participle for to exceed or cross a given limit overreaching exceeding surpassing transcending breaking overpassing outrunning outreaching overstepping overshooting overrunning overstretching overdoing overextending straining Adjective ▲ Exaggerated and excessively dramatic overacted theatrical histrionic dramatic theatric melodramatic overdone overdramatic unrestrained over-the-top stagy stagey exaggerated affected artificial hammy actorly forced operatic actressy stilted mannered showy unnatural unreal ham camp overplayed histrionical dramaturgical overemotional sensationalizedUS dramaturgic sensational sensationalisedUK extravagant sentimental flamboyant ostentatious comic overripe stage schmaltzy campy showbiz emotional staged Thespian show-business pretentious thespian tragic barnstorming pompous meretricious ceremonious farcical expressive vaudeville actorish studied hokey spectacular animated over-sensational blood-and-thunder cloak-and-dagger acting up splashy catchy vivid Find more words! 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