overact
Example Sentences
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Still, Freeman is the only performer here who doesn’t overact.
From Washington Post
To call it overacting is an insult to acting.
From Washington Post
“That was who he was, a funny person, someone who didn’t laugh at his own jokes, and didn’t overact.”
From Seattle Times
Emotions are fraying in everyday life; everyone is overreacting and overacting.
From New York Times
“My reaction is not to overact but I didn’t like it,” Del Rio said.
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
