soap-operatic

adjective

as in melodramatic

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Recent Examples of soap-operatic Jackie and her longtime mate, Shadow, captured the attention of a global audience through a livestream of their nest that showed their soap-operatic efforts to hatch and raise their babies. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 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
  • Though there are some low-key melodramatic plot points, the show feels diaristic.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Lowe used to be a member of a much larger and more popular right-wing populist party, Nigel Farage’s Reform, but he was forced out in an enjoyably catty and melodramatic schism after calling for mass deportations.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • Be careful to not use too much, or you’ll be left with a soapy mess.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When you’re finished scrubbing, rinse the shutters with a garden hose again to get rid of any soapy residue.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 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 18 Aug. 2026.

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