overacts
Chews the scenery
To overact is to perform with excessive emotion or exaggerated gestures, usually said of actors whose theatrical choices feel unsubtle or hammy: He overacts in every scene, turning what should be quiet grief into melodrama.
The criticism implies the performance calls attention to itself rather than serving the role.
Robbery with violence
- showboatingOstentatious self-display
- hammingExaggerated theatrical performance
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
campy · slapstick · buffoonery · clownish · caricature · vaudeville · burlesque · pantomime
Raised performance platform
monologue · audition · rehearsal · delivery · portrayal · interpretation · casting · understudy
Emphasizes too much
- overdoesExceeds appropriate measure
- overemphasizesStresses something too much
- dramatizesExaggerates for effect
- embellishesAdds decorative elements
amplifies · overstates · inflates · heightens · intensifies · oversells · overestimates · stretches
mugging
Robbery with violence
- showboatingOstentatious self-display
- hammingExaggerated theatrical performance
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
melodramatic · campy · slapstick · buffoonery · clownish · caricature · vaudeville · burlesque · pantomime · farce
stage
Raised performance platform
character · monologue · audition · rehearsal · delivery · portrayal · interpretation · casting · understudy · ensemble
overplays
Emphasizes too much
- overdoesExceeds appropriate measure
- overemphasizesStresses something too much
- dramatizesExaggerates for effect
embellishes · amplifies · overstates · inflates · heightens · intensifies · oversells · overestimates · stretches · magnifies
overactsunderacts
Performs with insufficient intensity
underplays · holds back · downplays · understates · restrains
- overactive bladderUrinary urgency condition
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