Antonyms of adj melodramatic

2 senses of melodramatic

Sense 1
melodramatic -- (having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea")

INDIRECT (VIA dramatic) -> undramatic -- (lacking dramatic force and quality; "moved with quiet force and undramatic bearing")

Sense 2
histrionic, melodramatic -- (characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose")

INDIRECT (VIA theatrical) -> untheatrical -- (not suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a well-written but untheatrical play"; "an untheatrical personality")

Similarity of adj melodramatic

2 senses of melodramatic

Sense 1
melodramatic -- (having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea")
       => dramatic (vs. undramatic) -- (suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea")

Sense 2
histrionic, melodramatic -- (characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose")
       => theatrical (vs. untheatrical) -- (suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life")