ham, overact, overplay

downplay, exaggerate, overstate, underestimate, overplay, belittle, overestimate, understate, ignore, overblow, overemphasise, trivialize, overrate, emphasize, overlook, underrate, overemphasize, overact, oversell, mythologise, misunderstand, politicize, accentuate, romanticise, dramatize, overdramatize, overdo, overreact, ascribe, diminish, overshadow, demonize, romanticize, oversimplify, underline, portray, acknowledge, conflate, dwell, underemphasize, hide, shirk, denigrate, undersell, confuse, overpraise, mislead, misinterpret, embellish, sugarcoat, fixate, generalize, undervalue, communalise, moralize, quantify, sentimentalize, soft pedaling, soft soaping, negate, glamourise, convey, malign, delude, gloat, recognize, vilify, distort, gainsay, elide, glossed, distract, miscalculate, undermine, sentimentalise, idealise, impute, lionise, marginalize, tarnish, conceal, discredit, forget, misjudge, detract, sensationalize, misconceive, compartmentalise, obfuscate, publicize, laud, humanise, underscore, misguide, pretend, misreport, magnify, allude, overweigh, extrapolate, misconstrue, enamour

act, play, playact, roleplay

underact