All hammy synonyms
hamΒ·my
H h adj hammy
- affected β If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- farfetched β improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
- abstract β An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- overblown β (of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown: an overblown rose.
- preposterous β completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- distorted β not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.
- inflated β distended with air or gas; swollen.
- unrealistic β interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- overwrought β extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
- hyperbolic β having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- fabricated β to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- stylized β to design in or cause to conform to a particular style, as of representation or treatment in art; conventionalize.
- showy β making an imposing display: showy flowers.
- comic β If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.
- operatic β of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- contrived β If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
- studied β marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
- ham β the second son of Noah, Gen. 10:1.
- assumed β false; fictitious
- shallow β of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- pretended β Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds.
- hollow β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- feigned β pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
- overdone β past participle of overdo.
- simulated β to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- unnatural β contrary to the laws or course of nature.
- counterfeit β Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- sham β something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- faked β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- playacting β to engage in make-believe.
- strained β affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- steep β having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
- bouncing β If you say that someone is bouncing with health, you mean that they are very healthy. You can also refer to a bouncing baby.
- thespian β (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- vaudeville β theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians. Compare variety (def 9).
- amateur β An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- show β to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- apish β stupid; foolish
adjective hammy
- counterfeited β Simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit.
- embellished β Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
- excessive β More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
- extravagant β Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
- amplified β Simple past tense and past participle of amplify.
- embroidered β Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
- exalted β (of a person or their rank or status) placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.
- behavior β People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
- behaviour β People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour.
- exaggerated β That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
- dramatic β of or relating to the drama.
- dramaturgic β Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.