Synonyms for drama
ˈdrɑ mə, ˈdræm ə

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. play, drama, dramatic play(noun)

   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 event(noun)

   an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional

   Synonyms:
   play, dramatic play, dramatic event

3. drama(noun)

   the literary genre of works intended for the theater

   Synonyms:
   play, dramatic play, dramatic event

4. drama(noun)

   the quality of being arresting or highly emotional

   Synonyms:
   play, dramatic play, dramatic event

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. drama(n.)

   Synonyms:
   dramatic composition

2. drama(n.)

   Synonyms:
   dramatic literature

PPDB, the paraphrase database(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

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

How to use drama in a sentence?

1. Marco Casagrande:

   Design follows drama

2. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel:

   Good drama must be drastic.

3. Tittu M John:

   Life is a drama, Death is a reality.

4. Tittu M John:

   Life is a drama, but Death is a reality

5. Alfred Hitchcock:

   Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

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