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overacting
adjective as in histrionic
adjective as in overacted
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Example Sentences
He came very near discovering himself, however, by overacting his part.
She chattered and laughed and gesticulated, but on this occasion she was overacting.
Do you imagine I did not know the reason of your overacting all that friendship for Mr Blifil yesterday?
We are reminded of Partridge, and his admiration of the overacting king.
So it would have seemed to a less suspicious observer; but I thought that I could detect the overacting of pretence.
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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to overacting, such as: flamboyant, frenzied, histrionical, maudlin, mawkish, and overemotional.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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