OPERATIC Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

operatic

adjective

ˌä-pə-ˈra-tik

Definition of operatic

as in theatrical

having the general quality or effect of a stage performance the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences

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Recent Examples of operatic Regime Change reads like an account of the crescendo and operatic downfall of Trump; even the accumulation of details about his bathroom preferences somehow feels like a final degradation. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 Upano’s operatic scope and clean, elegant sentences really swept me off my feet. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 The album covers hardstyle, new age pop, and operatic folk at a sometimes startling pace, capturing the chaos and ecstasy of one of the most physically and emotionally transformative experiences the human body can endure. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026 Performing in front of dumpsters, Platt first intonated his voice in an operatic fashion. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for operatic

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Wilde thanked producer Megan Ellison at Annapurna for getting on board with her desire to get the film into cinemas, and agreeing to accept A24‘s theatrical offer, hinting that the streamers had gone higher.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
FilmNation made the international deals around the world, all theatrical.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of theatrical

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But Offerman submitted his character’s most dramatic moment on Margo’s Got Money Troubles, a drug relapse that nearly costs his daughter her kid.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
An adaptation of Stephen King‘s 1982 novella The Body, Stand by Me represented Reiner’s first foray into dramatic filmmaking.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

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