over-the-top
adjective
: extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
an over-the-top performance
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Michael Scott was such a massive personality, so over-the-top and socially awkward and vain, that much of the story revolved around his myriad social faux pas and unforced errors.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Matt Lucas played Gil, one-half of Annie’s over-the-top brother and sister roommates.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Sure, it's been criticized for what some call over-the-top clichés and illogical plot twists, but for some, at least, that's part of the fun.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
So the Toxic Avenger sets out to do something, and that something involves outrageously over-the-top violence.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Matt Lucas played Gil, one-half of Annie’s over-the-top brother and sister roommates.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Sure, it's been criticized for what some call over-the-top clichés and illogical plot twists, but for some, at least, that's part of the fun.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
So the Toxic Avenger sets out to do something, and that something involves outrageously over-the-top violence.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for over-the-top
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“Over-the-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over-the-top. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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