melodramatic

1. 1.

   having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama

   “a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea”

   Similardramatic
2. 2.

   characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected

   “histrionic gestures”

   “an attitude of melodramatic despair”

   “a theatrical pose”

   Synonymshistrionic

   Similartheatrical

Questions about melodramatic

What does melodramatic mean?

melodramatic means "having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in melodramatic?

melodramatic has 5 syllables: mel-o-dra-mat-ic. The stress falls on "mat". In IPA it is /ˌmɛlədɹəˈmætɪk/.

What is another word for melodramatic?

Close synonyms include histrionic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is melodramatic a common word?

melodramatic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with melodramatic?

32 words rhyme with melodramatic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.