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 pronounce drama?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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How to use drama in a sentence?

1. Cynthia Littleton:

   Surprising to not see 'Empire' breakthrough in drama after making such a splash, very surprising to see 'Big Bang Theory' not in the race for comedy series and 'Good Wife' not in the race for drama, big Bang Theory.

2. Alex Gansa:

   They’re writing what we’re all living, you ’d have to be blind, deaf and dumb not to see the drama in the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.

3. Per Saari:

   In terms of navigating tone, finding that blend of comedy and drama so unique to Big Little Lies, Adam Craig is a virtual acrobat, and the perfect sparring partner for Reese.

4. Armando Iannucci:

   It felt very modern, it also speaks of these sort of contemporary issues and I just want to get that life and that humour and approach it maybe as if there were no rules as to how you make a costume drama.

5. David Cameron:

   Because what is happening in Britain is not unique to Britain. Across the European Union, issues of migration are causing real concern. dISCUSS WITHOUT DRAMA.

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