Definition for Histrionic:

• characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; " histrionic gestures"; " an attitude of melodramatic despair"; " a theatrical pose"

Synonyms for Histrionic:

• adj.

  •dramatic (adjective)
  • sensational,
  • farcical,
  • tragicomic.
  •exaggerated (adjective)
  • hammy,
  • schmaltzy.
  •ostentatious (adjective)
  • garish,
  • exhibitionistic,
  • flagrant,
  • dashing,
  • flashy,
  • snazzy,
  • pompous,
  • opulent,
  • jaunty,
  • ostentatious,
  • stilted,
  • formal,
  • boastful,
  • rakish,
  • gaudy,
  • Flaunting,
  • fussy,
  • shameless,
  • ornate,
  • splashy,
  • vain,
  • flourishing,
  • flamboyant,
  • grandiose,
  • blatant.
  •pretentious (adjective)
  • Impersonating,
  • facade,
  • forged,
  • deceitful,
  • fraudulent,
  • imitation,
  • mock,
  • stiff,
  • counterfeit,
  • imposture,
  • bogus,
  • Masquerading,
  • posing,
  • fake,
  • ersatz,
  • synthetic,
  • overdone,
  • unnatural.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Histrionical,
  • overwrought,
  • wounded,
  • misty-eyed,
  • soul,
  • dramaturgical,
  • ardent,
  • torrid,
  • hysterical,
  • unbridled,
  • feeling,
  • dramaturgic,
  • Theatric,
  • violently,
  • cordially,
  • raging,
  • overheated,
  • impassioned,
  • rapturous.
  •
  • thespian,
  • aflame,
  • fiery,
  • hot.
  •
  • flaming.
  •Other relevant words:
  • stagestruck,
  • high-flown,
  • emotive,
  • comic,
  • theater,
  • acting,
  • performing,
  • Overdrawn,
  • ham,
  • starstruck,
  • cinematographic,
  • flash,
  • Monodramatic,
  • Motion Pictures,
  • stagey,
  • stage,
  • stellar,
  • Buskined,
  • scenic,
  • Overworked,
  • underplayed,
  • ballet,
  • drama,
  • lordly,
  • MOVIES,
  • overambitious,
  • balletic,
  • Theatricals,
  • histrionic art,
  • cinema,
  • underacted,
  • fustian,
  • colourful,
  • film,
  • tragic,
  • movie,
  • play,
  • grand,
  • sentimentalized,
  • hysteric,
  • cinematography,
  • Milked,
  • Scenical,
  • highfalutin,
  • buskin,
  • Dramatical,
  • Cothurnus,
  • sock,
  • all-star,
  • filmic,
  • sentimental,
  • stirring,
  • hifalutin,
  • dramaturgy,
  • vaudevillian,
  • overplayed,
  • florid,
  • extravagant,
  • sensationalistic,
  • unreasoning,
  • nonrational,
  • repertory,
  • inflated,
  • high-flying,
  • cinematic,
  • make-believe,
  • legitimate,
  • Ossianic.

Antonyms for Histrionic:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    untheatrical.