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Antonyms for overplayed

Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-ver-pley
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈpleɪ

Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • "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

Synonyms for overplayed

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