Synonyms of soap opera

soap opera

noun

as in sludge

something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental

the movie started out well, but quickly devolved into improbable soap opera

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sludge
• corn
• rubbish
• goo
• mush
• schmaltz
• slush
• tripe
• claptrap
• drivel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soap opera

They’ve been assembled for a brain-breaker of a misfired melodrama, at first darkly amusing, before plunging headlong into soap opera-style twists and a general sense of heavy depression that no one can shake. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

That version appeared on the Brazilian soap opera Carinhoso, which turned it into a hit in Brazil. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026

Nobody ever seriously believed Belichick was going to morph into a headphones-wearing, sideline-waking Susan Lucci, the soap opera megastar who waited 19 years before finally winning a Daytime Emmy. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Victoria In Dark Shadows, a beloved Gothic soap opera that aired in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, the character of Victoria Winters was inspired by Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. — Anna Earl, Parents, 5 Sep. 2026