histrionically
With exaggerated drama
In a theatrical or melodramatic manner, with exaggerated emotion or behavior: She histrionically flung herself onto the couch when told she couldn't go.
The word carries a note of insincerity—the emotion performed rather than genuinely felt.
Exaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- hyperbolicExaggerated beyond reason
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
flamboyant · grandiose · embellished · overstated · inflated · overdone · overemphasized · extravagant
Excessively theatrical in style
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- stageyArtificially theatrical in manner
- vaudevillianVariety show performer
- performativeDone for appearance's sake
declamatory · operatic · thespian · showboating · scenery-chewing · melodrama · pantomime · over-the-top
Prone to weeping
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- weepyInclined to cry
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
anguished · distraught · tempestuous · volatile · passionate · fervent · sentimental · expressive
Deliberately manufactured, unnatural
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- artificialMade, not natural
staged · put-on · feigned · false · forced · mannered · disingenuous · fake
melodramatic
Exaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- hyperbolicExaggerated beyond reason
effusive · flamboyant · grandiose · embellished · overstated · inflated · overdone · overemphasized · extravagant · excessive
hammy
Excessively theatrical in style
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- stageyArtificially theatrical in manner
- vaudevillianVariety show performer
performative · declamatory · operatic · thespian · showboating · scenery-chewing · melodrama · pantomime · over-the-top · grandstanding
tearful
Prone to weeping
hysterical · anguished · distraught · tempestuous · volatile · passionate · fervent · sentimental · expressive · emotive
contrived
Deliberately manufactured, unnatural
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
artificial · staged · put-on · feigned · false · forced · mannered · disingenuous · fake · calculated
histrionicallysubtly
With quiet nuance
quietly · calmly · composedly · stoically · impassively
histrionicallynaturally
without artificial help
genuinely · sincerely · authentically · unaffectedly · artlessly