operatic

op·er·at·ic

adj \ˌä-pə-ˈra-tik\

Definition of OPERATIC

1

: of or relating to opera

2

: grand, dramatic, or romantic in style or effect

— op·er·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of OPERATIC

1. <the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences>

First Known Use of OPERATIC

1749

Related to OPERATIC

Synonyms: histrionic, melodramatic, dramatic, stagy (or stagey), theatrical (also theatric)

Antonyms: undramatic

Related Words: affected, emotional, emotionalistic, sensational; actorish, actorly, actressy, dramaturgic (or dramaturgical), ham, hammy; amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, exciting, eye-opening, fabulous, marvelous (or marvellous), spectacular, surprising, wonderful, wondrous; overdramatic

Near Antonyms: matter-of-fact, monotonous, uneventful, unexciting; uninspiring, unnewsworthy, unrewarding, unsensational, unspectacular; common, commonplace, ordinary, stale, unexceptional

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Rhymes with OPERATIC

achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, emblematic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic