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 Luminaries from various cultural realms also figure in the operatic film, among them Deborah Harry, Jonas Mekas, Joan La Barbara, Milford Graves, Salman Rushdie, Dick Cavett, John Buffalo Mailer, Larry Holmes, Lawrence Weiner, and Barney himself. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Recurring bits like Opera Man, where Sandler, draped in a cape, regaled Weekend Update with off-key, operatic renditions of the news of the day, weren’t exactly tight political satire. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026 With him as Digger Rockwell, there was this hurricane, this kind of operatic character coming at you 100 miles per hour. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Scott is tremendous and tragic in the film, maybe more so in its moments of dark humor than in its final beats of near operatic sadness. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for operatic

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An example is Dogwood, which grew from a theatrical distributor to becoming a full-service company, releasing in UK theaters NAZA, the Gaza documentary film from Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Its theatrical identity takes cues from the neighboring Hanoi Opera House.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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