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Recent Examples of overdramatic
His characterization of your openness to weekly visits — a perfectly reasonable concession — as a rejection of his family is unfair and overdramatic.
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Philip Galanes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
An able cast including Amit Sial, Rajesh Khera, Brajesh Jha, Mrinal Dutt, and Ankita Lokhande uplifts a film that often becomes overdramatic and choppy.
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—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Okay, that’s probably a bit overdramatic, but the 27-year-old model did break a yearly fall beauty tradition.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2024
Instead, as Girlie (ugh) and Clark settle into their ride — much of it set to a bracingly overdramatic score from Dickon Hinchcliffe, all of it impressively designed to fit inside Clark’s beat up cab — the two start to test each other.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
Their economic status grants them permission to carry out overdramatic displays of emotion, to perform self-victimization and, eventually, to exonerate themselves for their crimes.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Feb. 2024
In Miss Manners’ estimation, your mistake is two-fold: caring that much about your mother-in-law’s overdramatic errand announcement, and then trying to validate your hurt feelings through social media.
—Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023
In Miss Manners’ estimation, your mistake is twofold: caring that much about your mother-in-law’s overdramatic errand announcement, and then trying to validate your hurt feelings through social media.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
Every holiday was super overdramatic.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022
Philip Galanes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
An able cast including Amit Sial, Rajesh Khera, Brajesh Jha, Mrinal Dutt, and Ankita Lokhande uplifts a film that often becomes overdramatic and choppy.
2.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Okay, that’s probably a bit overdramatic, but the 27-year-old model did break a yearly fall beauty tradition.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2024
Instead, as Girlie (ugh) and Clark settle into their ride — much of it set to a bracingly overdramatic score from Dickon Hinchcliffe, all of it impressively designed to fit inside Clark’s beat up cab — the two start to test each other.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
Their economic status grants them permission to carry out overdramatic displays of emotion, to perform self-victimization and, eventually, to exonerate themselves for their crimes.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Feb. 2024
In Miss Manners’ estimation, your mistake is two-fold: caring that much about your mother-in-law’s overdramatic errand announcement, and then trying to validate your hurt feelings through social media.
—Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023
In Miss Manners’ estimation, your mistake is twofold: caring that much about your mother-in-law’s overdramatic errand announcement, and then trying to validate your hurt feelings through social media.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
Every holiday was super overdramatic.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdramatic
Adjective
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And this emotional but never melodramatic four-part drama, written by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials) and directed by Michael Keillor, is an unusually empathetic and perceptive example.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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These were the anarchists, whose isolated but highly publicized acts of individual retaliation were intended as inspirational melodramatic theatre rather than as actual revolutionary politics.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So actually, the story can be looked at as a celebration of the fact that your disability can just be one wonderful part of you.—
Esme Mazzeo,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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And if your neighborhood doesn’t, start one! Start a Book or Card Club There’s so many wonderful books out there just waiting to be discussed.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
3 Mar. 2025
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As with several recent exhibits drawn from Wadsworth collections, the individual items have their own innate power, but that wondrous artistic aura is magnified a thousandfold by the smart curatorial and presentational style that brings these wildly varied works together.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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And even though the creative inspiration for these sequences seems to come, at least in part, from Michel Gondry’s wondrous direction in that film, Mark’s memories aren’t being erased like Joel Barish’s; quite the opposite, as his Innie life is being added to his Outie’s.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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Spread across 55 acres, the estate has become one of England’s most exciting wine producers, turning out crisp still and sparkling wines that rival Champagne.—
Lela London,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The rise of women-only travel experiences means there are now more opportunities to explore the world in a way that feels empowering and exciting and, to be real—downright liberating.—
Tykesha Spivey Burton,
Essence,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In just one week, skywatchers across North America will witness a spectacular total lunar eclipse, also known as a Blood Moon.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The whiskey sits in its own category, so remove all expectations because it has been transformed in a pretty spectacular way.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Artistic director Adam Burke brought together an amazing team to work on the play.—
Lisa Vernon Sparks,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Foggy scene also came alongside an amazing fight between Daredevil and Bullseye that was one of the series’ best.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rubin: There was a surprising lack of campiness to this whole thing.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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This ability was not entirely surprising, given Flack’s musical background.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Our casting isn’t awesome, our photography is flat, and our styling is missing the mark with young audiences.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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Watching top performers get away with toxic behavior drives away your other awesome team members.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Overdramatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdramatic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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