Synonyms of operatic

operatic

adjective

ˌä-pə-ˈra-tik 

as in theatric

having the general quality or effect of a stage performance

the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theatric
• theatrical
• dramatic
• stagey
• emotional
• melodramatic
• histrionic
• stagy
• marvellous
• surprising
• wonderful
• exciting
• sensational
• spectacular
• dramaturgical
• marvelous
• astonishing
• amazing
• wondrous
• dramaturgic
• actorly
• ham
• awesome
• hammy
• affected
• astounding
• emotionalistic
• actorish
• overdramatic
• fabulous
• actressy
• eye-opening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undramatic
• monotonous
• matter-of-fact
• unexciting
• uneventful
• ordinary
• unrewarding
• unspectacular
• common
• commonplace
• uninspiring
• stale
• unexceptional
• unsensational
• unnewsworthy

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of operatic

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valeria Golino round out the cast of this visually and emotionally rich biopic styled as an operatic elegy. —Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024

Schwartz went on to mention the song’s altered ending, in which the key changes three times, giving Grande’s Glinda an opportunity to hit an operatic high note. —Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024

But in nonmusical scenes, even in the most awkwardly or blandly imagined of them, Jolie—a movie star of a distinctive sort, a star of passion—renders her incarnation of Maria persuasively and movingly operatic. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024

No one was prioritizing Spanish-language opera, but there's so much interest in the storytelling that has been missing from operatic canon. —Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024