hamming

The word “hamming” has 2 syllables: ham-ming

It's pronounced as /ˈhæmɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for hamming?

In the thesaurus, “hamming” has 60 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for hamming along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for hamming

  • acting
  • acting out
  • aping
  • assuming
  • characterization
  • clowning
  • co-acting
  • co-starring
  • coacting
  • costarring
  • depicting
  • depiction
  • doing
  • dramatics
  • dramatizing
  • enacting
  • enactment
  • feigning
  • histrionics
  • imitating
  • imitation
  • impersonating
  • impersonation
  • improvisation
  • interpreting
  • masquerading
  • mime
  • mimicking
  • mimicry
  • miming
  • overacting
  • overplaying
  • pantomime
  • pantomiming
  • performance
  • performing
  • play acting
  • playacting
  • playing
  • portrayal
  • portraying
  • posing
  • posturing
  • pretending
  • pretense
  • putting
  • rendering
  • rendition
  • representing
  • role-playing
  • roleplaying
  • seeming
  • showing off
  • simulating
  • stagecraft
  • stooging
  • taking on
  • theatre
  • theatricals
  • underplaying

Meanings of hamming

  • verb
    1. To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.

Example Sentences

  • The actor was caught hamming it up for the camera during rehearsals.
  • She couldn't resist hamming for the audience, adding humor to her performance.
  • His playful hamming brought laughter to the room during the talent show.
  • The comedian's exaggerated hamming delighted the crowd at the comedy club.
  • Despite his serious role, he couldn't help but indulge in a bit of hamming during the scene.

On this page you'll find 60 synonyms or another words to hamming, such as: acting, acting out, aping, assuming, characterization, clowning, co-acting.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

pantomime

  • acquaint
  • act
  • act out
  • action
  • advise
  • ape
  • aper
  • assuming
  • beck
  • beckon
  • body language
  • bow
  • burlesque
  • busker
  • caricature
  • characterization
  • clown
  • copy
  • copycat
  • curtsy
  • deception
  • depiction
  • disguise
  • ditto
  • do
  • do like
  • dramatics
  • dramatizing
  • echo
  • enact
  • enacting
  • enactment
  • entertainer
  • expression
  • fake
  • farce
  • feigning
  • flag
  • flourish
  • genuflection
  • gesticulate
  • gesticulation
  • gesture
  • give the high sign
  • go like
  • hamming
  • high sign
  • histrionics
  • imitate
  • imitating
  • imitation
  • imitator
  • impersonate
  • impersonation
  • impersonator
  • impressionist
  • improvisation
  • indicate
  • indication
  • inform
  • intimation
  • kinesics
  • look like
  • make believe
  • make fun of
  • make like
  • mime
  • mimic
  • mimicry
  • mirror
  • mockery
  • motion
  • mummer
  • nod
  • pageant
  • pantaloon
  • pantomimist
  • parody
  • parrot
  • perform
  • performance
  • performer
  • personate
  • play
  • play acting
  • player
  • playing
  • portrayal
  • portraying
  • posing
  • posture
  • posturing
  • pretend
  • pretending
  • pretense
  • pretension
  • pretentiousness
  • put on
  • putting
  • relate
  • reminder
  • rendition
  • resemble
  • ridicule
  • salute
  • seeming
  • sham
  • showing off
  • shrug
  • sign
  • sign language
  • signal
  • signalize
  • simulate
  • simulating
  • stagecraft
  • stooging
  • take off
  • tell
  • theatre
  • theatricals
  • token
  • travesty
  • trick
  • trouper
  • use sign language
  • wave
  • wink

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