Synonyms of hammy

hammy

adjective

ˈha-mē 

as in theatrical

given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting

a hammy singer whose overwrought renditions of love songs just beg listeners to cry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theatrical
• theatric
• dramatic
• stagey
• melodramatic
• exaggerated
• histrionic
• conspicuous
• stagy
• staged
• unnatural
• sensational
• actorly
• showy
• overacted
• mannered
• flamboyant
• elaborate
• grandiose
• ostentatious
• overdone
• pretentious
• actorish
• artificial
• actressy
• affected
• self-conscious
• studied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unaffected
• restrained
• unpretentious
• subdued
• undramatic
• muted
• conservative
• toned (down)
• nondramatic
• underplayed
• inconspicuous
• nontheatrical
• modest
• discreet
• simple
• quiet
• plain

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of hammy

The male characters, from the man behind the curtain (Blake Hammond in a hammy turn as the Wizard of Oz) to the party boy Fiyero, (Xavier McKinnon) never steal even a jot of attention from the bond between Elphaba and Glinda. —Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024

No matter how well-intentioned, the narrative’s complexities are flattened into hammy contrivances that only accentuate how ill-suited Penn is for the role. —Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024

Fassbender plays the hit man like a runway model — photogenic but blank, an automaton’s version of Kevin Spacey’s hammy villain in Se7en. —Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023

That doesn’t apply to Branagh, who has always been a perfect fit for the hammy character of Poirot. —Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023