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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Towns and cities are enacting bans on construction seemingly by the day, including in nearby areas in Washington, out of fears of higher electricity bills, pollution and AI taking their jobs.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Licata and his team spent most of the summer enacting sweeping changes, including two separate reductions in force, closing campuses, changing curriculum models and altering how the district’s lowest-performing schools get access to resources.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of enacting

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While accent pillows are a great way to add color and pattern into your room design, overdoing it with too many pillows can make for a busy, unkempt look.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Have fun walking up and running down the dunes with your pup, but be mindful of the heat and elevation to avoid overdoing it.

— Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of overdoing

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Washington has a history of exaggerating the competitive threat from rivals, whether that was the Soviet Union or Japan.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Kennedy has also sought to personally reform the agency’s vaccine policy, firing all 17 of its vaccine advisers and replacing them with his own picks, many of whom have questioned the benefit of vaccines while exaggerating their harms.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of exaggerating

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The stylists had fun mimicking features from its namesake, Lockheed's legendary Mach-3 Blackbird SR-71 spy plane.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026
But creator and co-showrunner Megan Park, whose films The Fallout and My Old Ass displayed deep insight into the inner lives of young women, isn’t mindlessly mimicking the mini-adults of Euphoria and Gossip Girl.

— Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of mimicking

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Leaders should avoid overstating future opportunities, underestimating risks or withholding information that could later create friction.

— Amit Jain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Some political analysts have warned against overstating an ideological divide between Wiener and Chan.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of overstating

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Later in the game, Cleveland’s José Ramírez was seen in the dugout apparently imitating Yan’s airborne style of rejoicing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
When her mother brought home a Boswell Sisters record, a young Ella Fitzgerald spent hours imitating the group’s front woman, Connee Boswell, in an effort to learn to sing.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

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