Synonyms of soap opera

soap opera

noun

as in sludge

something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental

the movie started out well, but quickly devolved into improbable soap opera

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sludge
• corn
• rubbish
• goo
• mush
• schmaltz
• slush
• tripe
• claptrap
• drivel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soap opera

Panettiere, worked as a child in soap operas before hitting it big in television, published a memoir three months before her death, detailing her own beginnings. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

The two tied the knot within a year of meeting on the soap opera All My Children. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Or another step to the sport becoming a bona fide soap opera? — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Brittany Snow, who also began her career in Hollywood as a young actress and starred with Panettiere on the soap opera Guiding Light, shared a remembrance of her former co-star. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026