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operatic

[op-uh-rat-ik] / ˌɒp əˈræt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
lyrical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
choral emotional expressive lilting melodic passionate rhapsodic rhythmic soulful
WEAK
agreeable blending chiming dulcet euphonious harmonious melodious orchestral pleasing poetic songful songlike sweet-sounding symphonic symphonious tuneful
ADJECTIVE
musical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
choral melodic rhythmic symphonic vocal
STRONG
blending consonant melodious pleasing sweet
WEAK
agreeable chiming dulcet euphonious harmonious lilting mellow orchestral silvery songful sweet-sounding symphonious tuned tuneful
Antonyms
STRONG
discordant
WEAK
cacophonous dissonant inharmonious unmusical
ADJECTIVE
orchestral
Synonyms
WEAK
concert instrumental musical philharmonic symphonious
ADJECTIVE
sonant
Synonyms
STRONG
choral lyric oral singing sung voiced vowel
WEAK
articulate articulated expressed intonated modulated phonetic phonic pronounced put into words said spoken uttered verbal viva voce vocalic vocalized
ADJECTIVE
theatrical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
campy comic exaggerated melodramatic showy
STRONG
thespian vaudeville
WEAK
affected artificial ceremonious dramaturgic hammy histrionic histrionical mannered meretricious ostentatious pompous schmaltzy staged stagy stilted superficial theatric tragic unnatural unreal
Antonyms
WEAK
comedic real undramatic untheatrical
ADJECTIVE
vocal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
articulate choral verbal
STRONG
lyric oral singing sonant sung vowel
WEAK
articulated expressed intonated modulated phonetic phonic pronounced put into words said uttered viva voce vocalic vocalized voiced
Antonyms
WEAK
introverted modest quiet shy written

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And, in that half, explored another less knowable side of the moon represented by Richard Strauss’ well-known “Salome,” which helped usher in 20th-century operatic modernism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

A fresh, operatic take on her life, and afterlife, with husband Diego Rivera is also opening this spring at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna in May 2026, after the Austrian singer JJ won the 2025 competition with his operatic ballad, Wasted Love.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The desire is already there — loud, obvious, borderline operatic.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

There was to be a grand dinner, and then our music-master, Mr. 13-04, would lead a band and singers in a brief operatic divertissement, delectable to the taste of His Lordship.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson