All melodrama synonyms

noun melodrama

• acting — Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
• drama — a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
• play — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
• theater — a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.
• farce — a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
• show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
• scene — the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
• production — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
• comedy — Comedy consists of types of entertainment, such as plays and films, or particular scenes in them, that are intended to make people laugh.
• tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
• tension — the act of stretching or straining.
• spectacle — anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
• tumult — violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
• motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
• turmoil — a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
• thrill — to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
• furor — a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
• rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
• confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
• fuss — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
• commotion — A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.
• drama — a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
• trepidation — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
• passion — any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
• adventure — If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
• buzz — If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying.
• frenzy — extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement.
• feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
• warmth — the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat.
• hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
• serial — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
• soap — a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
• nostalgia — a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.
• schmaltz — Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
• letdown — a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.
• anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
• climax — The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end.
• dramatization — the act of dramatizing.
• vehicle — any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor vehicle; space vehicles.
• showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
• broadway — a thoroughfare in New York City, famous for its theatres: the centre of the commercial theatre in the US
• footlights — Usually, footlights. Theater. the lights at the front of a stage that are nearly on a level with the feet of the performers.
• dramaturgy — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
• theatricals — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
• stagecraft — skill in or the art of writing, adapting, or staging plays.
• dramatics — (used with a singular or plural verb) the art of producing or acting dramas.
• histrionics — an actor.
• crisis — A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
• provocation — the act of provoking.
• agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.