Synonyms for overplayed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-pley |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈpleɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for overplayed Other synonyms for the word overplayed
Définition of overplayed
Origin :- "to emphasize (something) too much," 1933, a metaphor from card games, in to overplay (one's) hand, "to spoil one's hand by bidding in excess of its value" (1926), from over- + play (v.). The word was used earlier in a theatrical sense. Related: Overplayed; overplaying.
- verb be dramatic
- "I overplayed my hand when I made Cinnabar sore," he muttered.
- Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx
- She overplayed the tomboy, just as she did every rôle she essayed.
- Extract from : « The Cricket » by Marjorie Cooke
- Just how far he had overplayed his hand, that man never knew.
- Extract from : « Skyrider » by B. M. Bower
- They found her cool and serene—indeed she seems rather to have overplayed the part.
- Extract from : « The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History » by Martin Hume
- Indeed, one establishment has overplayed the game to the extent of renaming itself "The Bohemia."
- Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
- But they have overplayed their game, and they never dreamed of that stroke of his, which may give us time to save him.
- Extract from : « Dariel » by R. D. Blackmore
- Her mere words may have meant fear lest she had overplayed her part—no more!
- Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan
- Which would indicate that Stella Kamps, in her protean endeavours, had overplayed the parts just a trifle.
- Extract from : « Cheerful--By Request » by Edna Ferber
- Right here in Choteau County they's some several of 'em choked out on the end of a tight one, because they overplayed their hand.
- Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx
- She waited an instant, and when he failed to say more began to see that she had overplayed her hand.
- Extract from : « Linda Lee, Incorporated » by Louis Joseph Vance
Antonyms for overplayed
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