25
theatrical(adjective, style, excite, powerful, behavior)
22
dramatic(adjective, style, moving, excite, fantastic)
15
melodramatic(adjective, style, excite, false, behavior)
13
affected(adjective, pretentious, exaggerated, showy, ostentatious)
13
thespian(adjective, affected, exaggerated, showy, melodramatic)
10
artificial(adjective, false, behavior, pretentious, embellished)
10
theatric(adjective, style, excite, surprise, the drama)
9
overdone(adjective, false, extravagant, tasteless, pretentious)
9
sensational(adjective, style, excite, false, behavior)
9
showy(adjective, tasteless, loud, pretentious, flashy)
9
stagy(adjective, behavior, noble, loud, pretentious)
7
hammy(adjective, false, behavior, extravagant, embellished)
6
pretentious(adjective, false, extravagant, tasteless, pretentious)
6
spectacular(adjective, style, excite, false, wonderful)
5
grandiose(adjective, ostentatious)
5
ham(adjective, behavior, exaggerated, showy, dramatic)
5
ostentatious(adjective, noble, tasteless, loud, pretentious)
5
scenic(adjective, the drama)
4
flamboyant(adjective, tasteless, loud, flashy, gaudy)
4
acting(adjective, dramatic)
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