Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun overacting

1 sense of overacting

Sense 1
hamming, overacting -- (poor acting by a ham actor)
       => acting, playing, playacting, performing -- (the performance of a part or role in a drama)

Antonyms of verb overact

1 sense of overact

Sense 1
overact, ham it up, ham, overplay -- (exaggerate one's acting)
       Antonym of underact (Sense 1)
      => underact, underplay -- (act (a role) with great restraint)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overact

1 sense of overact

Sense 1
overact, ham it up, ham, overplay -- (exaggerate one's acting)
       => act, play, roleplay, playact -- (perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'")