operatic

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 histrionic, melodramatic, dramatic, stagy (or stagey), theatrical (also theatric)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; overdramaticNear Antonyms matter-of-fact, monotonous, uneventful, unexciting; uninspiring, unnewsworthy, unrewarding, unsensational, unspectacular; common, commonplace, ordinary, stale, unexceptionalAntonyms undramatic