- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|858
- Abbreviations|0
| schmaltzy(adjective, false, counterfeit, affected, hollow) | |
| sensationalistic(adjective, amazing, striking, astounding) | |
| affected(adjective, pretentious, exaggerated, showy, dramatic) | |
| cloak-and-dagger(adjective, behavior, extravagant, histrionic, overemotional) | |
| comic(adjective, affected, exaggerated, showy, the drama) | |
| emotive | |
| extravagant(adjective, false, amazing, striking, exaggerated) | |
| farcical(adjective, affected, the drama, theatrical) | |
| over-emotional | |
| overdrawn | |
| overworked | |
| overwrought | |
| passionate(adjective, intense, enthusiastic, excited, fierce) | |
| tragic(adjective, affected, exaggerated, showy, the drama) | |
| yellow(violent, shocking, explicit, sensational, gruesome) | |
| artistic(adjective, dramatic) | |
| blood-and-thunder(adjective, behavior, extravagant, emotional, sentimental) | |
| buskined(adjective, the drama) | |
| emotionalistic | |
| grandiose |
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