Synonyms for Melodrama:

• n.

  •
  • allegory,
  • adaptation,
  • classic,
  • anecdote,
  • black comedy,
  • detective,
  • cock-and-bull story,
  • epic.
  •
  • sentimental.
  •bathos (noun)
  • anticlimax,
  • letdown,
  • comedown,
  • melodramas.
  •communication (noun)
  • melodrama.
  •drama (noun)
  • choreography,
  • variety,
  • presentation,
  • tear-jerker,
  • emotion,
  • skit,
  • vaudeville,
  • boards,
  • mystery,
  • vehicle,
  • show business,
  • footlights,
  • ballet,
  • improvisation,
  • show,
  • tragedy,
  • broadway,
  • rendering,
  • showmanship,
  • dramatic art,
  • scene,
  • play,
  • comedy,
  • panorama,
  • suspense,
  • dramaturgy,
  • stagecraft,
  • theater,
  • crisis,
  • spectacle,
  • pantomime,
  • tension,
  • thespian art,
  • pageant,
  • dramatics,
  • mime,
  • farce,
  • improvisational drama,
  • stage show,
  • histrionic art,
  • theatrics,
  • burlesque,
  • teleplay,
  • climax,
  • dramatization,
  • characterization,
  • production.
  •dramatization (noun)
  • entertainment.
  •excitement (noun)
  • animation,
  • urge,
  • adventure,
  • intoxication,
  • instigation,
  • flurry,
  • wildness,
  • fever,
  • furor,
  • agitation,
  • excitation,
  • motivation,
  • impulse,
  • confusion,
  • action,
  • ado,
  • stimulation,
  • frenzy,
  • heat,
  • thrill,
  • tumult,
  • movement,
  • to do,
  • disturbance,
  • discomposure,
  • trepidation,
  • stir,
  • commotion,
  • passion,
  • buzz,
  • rage,
  • elation,
  • provocation,
  • hurry,
  • motivations,
  • hullabaloo,
  • titillation,
  • to-do,
  • ferment,
  • TODO,
  • turmoil,
  • feeling,
  • warmth,
  • stimulus,
  • dither,
  • hubbub,
  • motive,
  • Kicks,
  • bother,
  • perturbation,
  • activity,
  • hysteria,
  • fuss.
  •Other relevant words: (noun)
  • maudlinism,
  • lyrics,
  • drama,
  • maudlinness,
  • Sappiness,
  • mawkishness,
  • schmaltziness,
  • mushiness,
  • idylls,
  • love story,
  • schmaltz,
  • idyll,
  • daytime drama,
  • serials,
  • bathos,
  • daytime serial,
  • nighttime soap,
  • emotionalness,
  • soap opera,
  • Sentimentalism,
  • romance,
  • sloppiness,
  • triteness,
  • gushiness,
  • sentimentality,
  • excitement,
  • daytime soap.
  •romance (noun)
  • ballad,
  • idealization,
  • fairy tale,
  • lyric.
  •sentimentality (noun)
  • sentiment,
  • reminiscence,
  • nostalgia.

• v.

  •Other relevant words: (verb)
  • art.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • maudlin,
  • schmaltzy,
  • sappy,
  • treacly,
  • mawkish,
  • hokey,
  • histrionics,
  • soppy,
  • saccharine.
  •
  • Theatricals,
  • mushy,
  • syrupy,
  • theatrical,
  • hysterics.
  •
  • slush,
  • piece,
  • mush.
  •
  • sloppy.
  •
  • slop.
  •emotionalism
  • sensationalism.
  •Other relevant words (noun):
  • harlequinade,
  • achievement,
  • theatre,
  • television drama,
  • giveaway,
  • extravaganza,
  • Opera Bouffe,
  • duodrama,
  • science fiction,
  • yellow journalism,
  • Emotiveness,
  • psychodrama,
  • performing,
  • panel show,
  • theatricality,
  • miracle,
  • Comedietta,
  • fantasy,
  • view,
  • completion,
  • staginess,
  • happening,
  • discharge,
  • fulfillment,
  • story,
  • Melodrame,
  • accomplishment,
  • stage play,
  • dramatic play,
  • playlet,
  • variety show,
  • tale,
  • monologue,
  • miracle play,
  • execution,
  • aspect,
  • tragicomedy,
  • success,
  • novel,
  • revue,
  • musical comedy,
  • failure,
  • afterpiece,
  • review,
  • performance,
  • radio drama,
  • situation comedy,
  • Music drama,
  • deed,
  • talk show,
  • minstrel show,
  • serial,
  • western,
  • charade,
  • masque,
  • prospect,
  • tableau,
  • mystery play,
  • horror story,
  • Proverbs,
  • burlesque show,
  • morality play,
  • pastoral,
  • thriller,
  • Divertissement,
  • flop,
  • narrative,
  • vaudeville show,
  • sitcom,
  • problem play,
  • legend,
  • demonstrativeness,
  • love interest,
  • work,
  • soap,
  • Emotivity,
  • gasser,
  • theater of cruelty,
  • television play,
  • observance,
  • emotionalism,
  • melodramatics,
  • bomb,
  • duologue,
  • broadcast drama,
  • quiz show,
  • documentary drama,
  • dialogue,
  • efficiency,
  • closet drama,
  • emotional appeal,
  • fiction,
  • human interest,
  • ghost story,
  • morality,
  • emotionality,
  • acting,
  • antimasque,
  • interlude,
  • Burletta,
  • HIT,
  • act,
  • sketch,
  • outlook,
  • opera,
  • exode,
  • audience success,
  • tableau vivant,
  • Monodrama,
  • sociodrama,
  • scenery,
  • musical.

Paraphrases for Melodrama:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    drama.

Antonyms for Melodrama:

• n.

  • bathos
    boon.
  • drama
    calmness, peace, comedy, tragedy.
  • excitement
    cessation, inaction, idleness, lull, discouragement, hindrance, inertia, stoppage, depression, quiet, dullness, frigidity, hate, apathy, happiness, calm, inactivity, stillness, rest, order, boredom.
  • romance
    non-fiction, truth.

Homophones for Melodrama:

• military man, mail train.

Hyponym for Melodrama:

• n.

  • communication
    comedy.