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Synonyms & Antonyms of 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 for operatic
- dramatic,
- histrionic,
- melodramatic,
- stagy
- (or stagey),
- theatrical
- (also theatric)
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“Operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operatic. Accessed 28 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of operatic was in 1749
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