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Synonyms of ham

12 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for ham is overactor. Other synonyms of ham are ham e-mail, hambone, hamfatter, tear-cat and radio amateur.

Synonyms and similar words for ham

nounElectronic mail that is wanted; email that is not spam or junk mail.

  • ham e-mailE-mail that is wanted by the recipient and is not considered spam.

nounAn overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.

nounAn amateur radio operator.

  • radio amateurA licensed person who practises radiocommunication on specially designated frequency bands as a hobby.

verbTo overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.

  • ham it upTo deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.
  • chew the sceneryTo display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
  • melodramatizeTo make melodramatic.
  • overact
  • tear a catTo overact; to violently rant and rave on stage.
  • camp it up

Opposite of ham

nounElectronic mail that is wanted; email that is not spam or junk mail.

  • spamUnsolicited bulk electronic messages.
  • junk mailAny mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited and typically sent in bulk; especially mail of a commercial...

Meaning of ham

  1. noun The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
  2. noun A thigh and/or buttock of a hog slaughtered for meat; (occasionally) the corresponding cut from some other animal.
  3. noun Meat from the thigh and/or buttock of a hog cured for food.

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Questions about synonyms of ham

What is another word for ham?
Ham has 12 synonyms on Word.ws, such as overactor, ham e-mail, hambone, hamfatter, tear-cat, radio amateur, ham it up and chew the scenery.
What is the opposite of ham?
The opposite of ham is spam. Other antonyms of ham are junk mail.
What does ham mean?
Ham means the region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ham (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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