Another word for melodramatic
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Adjective
Suggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense
- Of, relating to, or suitable for dramatic performance or the theater.
- Marked by exaggerated self-display and unnatural behavior; affectedly dramatic.
- A stage performance, especially by amateurs.
- Relating to acting or the theater, theatrical.
- Of the nature of a spectacle; impressive or sensational.
- Something that is spectacular, as an elaborate show or display.
- Of or relating to sensation.
- Arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggerated or lurid details:
- Outstanding; spectacular:
- (UK) Alternative form of histrionic.
- Of or relating to actors or acting.
- Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected.
- Of or relating to drama or the theater.
- Characterized by or expressive of the action or emotion associated with drama or the theater:
- Arresting or forceful in appearance or effect:
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Another word for melodramatic
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- Of or relating to sensation.
- Arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggerated or lurid details:
- Outstanding; spectacular:
- Of the nature of a spectacle; impressive or sensational.
- Something that is spectacular, as an elaborate show or display.
- Made by humans, especially in imitation of something natural:
- Not arising from natural or necessary causes; contrived or arbitrary:
- Affected or insincere:
See also:
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