Synonyms for drama
ˈdrɑ mə, ˈdræm ədra·ma

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. play, drama, dramatic playnoun

   a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

   "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, play, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, dramatic event, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, gambling, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn

2. drama, dramatic eventnoun

   an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional

   Synonyms:
   play, dramatic play, dramatic event

3. dramanoun

   the literary genre of works intended for the theater

   Synonyms:
   play, dramatic play, dramatic event

4. dramanoun

   the quality of being arresting or highly emotional

   Synonyms:
   play, dramatic play, dramatic event

Matched Categories

1. • Emotionality
   • Writing Style

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. dramanoun

   Synonyms:
   dramatic composition

2. dramanoun

   Synonyms:
   dramatic literature

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "drama":

   dramas, tragedy, theatre, dramatic, theater, opera, tragic, theatrical, teatro

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How to use drama in a sentence?

1. Unknown Author:

   Negative people need DRAMA like oxygen. Stay positive, it will take their breath away.

2. Massimo Osanna:

   I find particularly touching the last room, the one dedicated to the eruption, and where on display are the objects deformed by the heat of the eruption, the casts of the victims, the casts of the animals, really, one touches with one's hand the incredible drama that the 79 A.D. eruption was.

3. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Stock market fall is fake because of greed of companies promoters. Reasons like GDP data. Inflation, Fed figures American stock market fall, slowdown, recession , Repo rate are all fabricated drama to loot public invested money

4. Steve Stanulis:

   It’s all social media drama, kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson is high-profiled where, God forbid, if something did happen, who do you think Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’re going to point fingers to ? As much street clout Kanye has, or whatever you want to call it, he’s not stupid … And Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson is certainly not Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson the Plumber who might have more to worry about [ in terms of security ]. I think it’s all social media drama, absolutely.

5. David Geffen:

   Yale is well known for having one of the most respected drama programs in the country. So, when they approached me with this opportunity, I knew Yale was the right place to begin to change the way Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg think about funding arts education, removing the tuition barrier will allow an even greater diversity of talented people to develop and hone their skills in front of, on, and behind Yale's stages.