Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Austrian vocalist Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, triumphed at Basel in 2025 with his operatic song "Wasted Love".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The 17-year-old's track, Regarde! mixes elements of pop and R&B with a stunning operatic vocal.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Full of sorrow and restraint, the opening verses are entombed by muffled synths before Liene explodes into an operatic wail of catharsis in the dying moments.

From BBC • May 8, 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

"They can't keep us in here forever, right? We're just kids. As soon as we get out of here," I told them, "I'll continue my operatic training in earnest."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

operatic

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