OVERPLAYING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

overplaying

verb

present participle of overplay

as in overemphasizing

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But whereas weaker seasons have relied on this feeding loop to the point of exhaustion, overemphasizing one side or the other, this time, new challenges keep emerging, giving personality quirks new angles through which to be reflected.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Paternalistic tactics, such as overemphasizing IUDs and implants, undermined young people’s reproductive health preferences and goals.

— Riley J. Steiner, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of overemphasizing

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In our moment of reckoning, most of the current momentum is going toward enacting social media bans for kids younger than 16.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Let them — especially the new governor, presumably Xavier Becerra — consider enacting new CEQA reforms, holding months of public hearings and ultimately compromising on a deal.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of enacting

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One of her concerns is layering products, which can easily lead to overdoing it on the actives.

— Korin Miller, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026
Experts say to avoid washing darks with linty fabrics, overdoing the detergent and using the heavy-duty wash cycle, among other tips.

— Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of overdoing

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And sometimes people do that with drugs, some people do that with acting out or getting in fights or whatever the ways that people do it.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
If Graham fails in her bid, she can be forgiven for acting out of loyalty and love for her brother.

— Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of acting out

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But to imply that a world-class athlete is exaggerating an injury to preserve his reputation is a staggering lapse in judgment.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
South Korea’s military, which often accuses the North of exaggerating its military technologies, did not immediately comment on KCNA’s report.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of exaggerating

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The novel was also partly epistolary, including segments of fictional court transcripts and news coverage created by King (who enjoyed mimicking different writing styles).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Germany and the United States surpassed the United Kingdom economically, not simply by mimicking it but by taking its innovations further.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of mimicking

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As a result, one lead record can understate the number of people involved while overstating the value of a single trackable interaction.

— David Steifman, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Experts, however, question how widespread the fraud in the program is — and whether the administration is overstating its role in the ACA’s enrollment increases.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of overstating

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