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melodrama
noun as in bathos
Strong matches
noun as in drama
noun as in drama
noun as in dramatization
Strong matches
noun as in excitement
Strongest matches
noun as in maudlinism
noun as in mawkishness
noun as in mushiness
noun as in romance
Weak matches
noun as in sappiness
noun as in schmaltz
noun as in schmaltziness
noun as in sentimentalism
noun as in sentimentality
Strongest match
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in sloppiness
noun as in soap opera
Example Sentences
“No Other Choice” exhibits spasms of taut thriller and family melodrama, but its bare-knuckled satire, sprinkled with slapstick, plays as Park’s funniest film.
Ultra-short video series "Strange Mirror of Mountains and Seas" is filled with dragon-like monsters, handsome protagonists and plenty of melodrama -- almost all of it, including the lifelike human characters, created by artificial intelligence.
Johnson describes Robert’s life in evocative bits and pieces, often disconnected from time, and the relationships and encounters he has are written more like memories than melodrama.
But the battles she's fighting now are still with jealous and misguided family members and the drama - and the melodrama - of the original season remain in abundance, Ms Bajpai says.
Still, F1’s profile has rocketed in recent years thanks to the hit Netflix series “Drive to Survive,” where behind-the-scenes melodrama and sharply edited track sequences drew droves of new fans to the sport.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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