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overacted

ADJECTIVE
theatrical
Synonyms


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He overacted, but these are old songs whose sentiments can use some help.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2021

Or perhaps you will come to feel that you’ve overacted and yet still want to involve the school to prevent further issues.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2019

But the transformation is so sudden — and, frankly, badly overacted by Guthrie, who seems to have forgotten that he’s playing a single human being, not two — that the tragedy rings hollow.

From Washington Post May 19, 2016

Advertisement Advertisement Mr. Bahrani went a bit astray with “At Any Price,” an overplotted, overacted movie with Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron as a father and son trying to save their family farm.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2015

He overacted the part, but it was convincing enough for the scriv accompanying me.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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