soap-operatic

adjective

as in melodramatic

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Recent Examples of soap-operatic Coming into this season, the natural question is whether this cast can achieve the same soap-operatic appeal. — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soap-operatic
  1. melodramatic
  2. soapy
  3. sudsy
Adjective
  • Perhaps Olyphant stands out so much because his character is transparently one thing, whereas similarly exciting talents like Sevigny, Hall, and Carden have to sell rounder arcs laden with melodramatic traps.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • The single’s success was enhanced by the popularity of its melodramatic music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 July 2026
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • This dark, soapy comedy opens with a dramatic suicide and the promise that what led to it will be revealed.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • For instance, in 2018, Ristroph and colleagues fine-tuned the recipe for the perfect bubble based on experiments with soapy thin films.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of soapy
Adjective
  • Friendships were forged over sudsy beverages — often, for us, in the form of a Mexican Chocolate Stout or the Citrus Paradisi IPA.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
  • John Tufts Five Indiana breweries floated their way to the sudsy top of the 2026 World Beer Cup, earning gold, silver and bronze medal distinctions at this year's international event.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of sudsy

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“Soap-operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soap-operatic. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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