overplay

Exceed sensible limits

To overplay is to emphasize or exaggerate beyond what's warranted.

An actor overplays a role by being too dramatic.

To overplay your hand is to overestimate your position and act too boldly, often backfiring: The union overplayed its hand and lost public support.

The opposite of underplay.

theatrical

overact

Perform with excess

hamCured pig thigh
hammyExcessively theatrical in style
emoteExpress with theatricality

melodrama · scene-stealing · over-the-top · stagy · histrionic · overwrought · campy · showy · grandiose · flamboyant

exaggerate

overstate

Represent as greater

overemphasizeStress something too much
embellishAdd decorative elements
inflateFill with gas

amplify · overdo · overdramatize · oversell · overhype · magnify · overestimate · overstretch · overcolor · overinflate

misjudge

miscalculate

Compute incorrectly

overestimateJudge as greater than
overreachExceed one's capacity
misreadInterpret text incorrectly

blunder · overshoot · misstep · err · misplay · mishandle · fumble · backfire · overcommit · overextend

cards

trump

Suit outranking all others

handGrasping body part
bidOffer to purchase
bluffCalculated false front

gambit · finesse · trick · discard · fold · poker · bridge · strategy · wager · stake

overplay

overact

overstate

miscalculate

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