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Definition of melodramatic : Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.

Synonyms:

histrionic, exaggerated, histrionical, theatrical, excite, style, sensational, spectacular, surprise

dramatic, panoramic, artistic, tragic, mimed, comical, burlesque, theatric, improvisational, pantomimed

Usage examples:

• When I studied the reports of the vice commissions of the large American and European cities, the combined image in my consciousness was surely a stirring and alarming one, but it had no similarity with the character of those melodramatic vagaries. - "Psychology and Social Sanity", Hugo Münsterberg.
• The Mexican was a perfect model for a painting of a melodramatic villain. - "Riders of the Silences", Max Brand.
• Pepeeta asked, imitating his melodramatic manner. - "The Redemption of David Corson", Charles Frederic Goss.