melodramatically (Meaning)

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melodramatically (r)

as in a melodrama

in an overly emotional manner

No weak antonyms found.

She melodramatically clasped her hands to her heart, her voice quavering with emotion.
The actor's melodramatically exaggerated gestures and facial expressions conveyed the character's towering rage.
The audience gasped in disbelief as the hero melodramatically plunged a sword into the villain's chest.
The film's melodramatically sweeping score heightened the tension and drama of the climax.
His melodramatically insincere apology only further confirmed her suspicions.
The novel's melodramatically tragic ending left no room for ambiguity or hope.
The politician's melodramatically fiery speech stirred the crowd to a frenzy.
Her melodramatically overwrought reaction to the news seemed disproportionate to the situation.
The melodramatically choreographed fight scene was a spectacle of exaggerated stunts and effects.
His melodramatically insouciant shrug belied the turmoil he felt within.

as in a melodrama, in an overly emotional manner

theatrical, dramatic,theatric, conspicuous, unnatural, stagey, staged,histrionic, exaggerated, hammy

muted, restrained, conservative, undramatic, unpretentious, nondramatic, nondramatic, muted,unaffected, toned (down)

She melodramatically clasped her hands to her heart, her voice quavering with emotion.

The actor's melodramatically exaggerated gestures and facial expressions conveyed the character's towering rage.

The audience gasped in disbelief as the hero melodramatically plunged a sword into the villain's chest.

The film's melodramatically sweeping score heightened the tension and drama of the climax.