HISTRIONIC Synonyms

• having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama

• characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected

• suitable to or characteristic of drama

• pertaining to or characteristic of drama

• used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style

• sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

• of or relating to the theater

• suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater

• a performance of a play

• acted upon; influenced

• speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

• being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

• represented as greater than is true or reasonable

• enlarged to an abnormal degree

• showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

• marked by ostentation but often tasteless

• elaborately or excessively ornamented

• intended to attract notice and impress others

• (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

• marked by ostentation but often tasteless

• displaying brilliance and virtuosity

• (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

• superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense

• far more than usual or expected

• having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality

• Characteristic of an actress

• Histrionic or theatrical

• Dramatic to excess.

• To glorify or inflate the importance of a piece of news; to artificially create a sensation.