hammy

The word “hammy” has 2 syllables: ham-my

It's pronounced as /ˈhæmi/

What is synonym and antonym for hammy?

In the thesaurus, “hammy” has 124 synonyms and 44 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hammy along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for hammy

a bit thick
abstract
actorish
actorly
actressy
affected
amplified
apish
artificial
assumed
awkward
blood-and-thunder
bombastic
bouncing
campy
caricatural
ceremonious
chichi
cliff-hanging
cloak-and-dagger
comic
conceited
conspicuous
contrived
counterfeit
counterfeited
distorted
dramatic
dramaturgic
elaborate
embroidered
emotional
exaggerated
exalted
excessive
extravagant
fabricated
fabulous
faked
false
fantastic
farcical
farfetched
feigned
flamboyant
fraud
fraudulent
frenzied
gone Hollywood
grandiloquent
grandiose
ham
highfalutin
highly colored
histrionic
histrionical
hokey
hollow
hyperbolic
imitated
impossible
inflated
insincere
la-di-da
magnified
mannered
maudlin
mawkish
melodramatic
meretricious
operatic
ostentatious
out of proportion
overacted
overacting
overblown
overdone
overdramatic
overemotional
overestimated
overkill
overplayed
overwrought
pedantic
phony
playacting
pompous
precious
preposterous
pretended
pretentious
put on
schmaltzy
self-conscious
sensational
sentimental
shallow
sham
showy
simulated
spectacular
spurious
staged
stagey
stagy
steep
stiff
stilted
strained
studied
stylized
superficial
tall
theatric
theatrical
thespian
too much
too-too
tragic
twee
unnatural
unreal
unrealistic
vaudeville

Antonyms for hammy

actual
believable
calm
comedic
conservative
deadpan
depreciated
discreet
factual
genuine
inconspicuous
low-key
matter-of-fact
minimized
moderate
modest
muted
natural
nondramatic
nontheatrical
normal
plain
played down
quiet
real
realistic
reasonable
reduced
restrained
sensible
simple
sincere
straight
subdued
true
unaffected
unchanged
underplayed
understated
undramatic
unembellished
unexaggerated
unpretentious
untheatrical

Meanings of hammy

adjective
1. Resembling or characteristic of ham.
2. Amateurish; characterized by overacting.
noun
1. One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
2. The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
3. A hamster.

Example Sentences

The actor's hammy performance drew mixed reviews from the critics.
She couldn't help but roll her eyes at his hammy attempts at humor.
The children giggled at the puppeteer's hammy antics on stage.
His hammy gestures and exaggerated expressions made the audience laugh.
Despite his best efforts, his portrayal of the villain came off as overly hammy and unconvincing.

On this page you'll find 168 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hammy, such as: a bit thick, abstract, actorish, actorly, actressy, actual, affected.

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