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. Ingvar Matsson:

   It could be interpreted as a step back from the previous plans to sell the whole business in Germany, but there is no big drama in this as they will continue with the sale of lignite operations.

2. Kevin Madden:

   A crucial part of a campaign of a successful campaign roll out is momentum, this reminds the public of Clinton hangovers they had .... or every scandal that has been litigated. It is just drama after drama with them.

3. Jennifer Garlen:

   Jim Henson always had Korean American eye on narratives that could speak to people of all ages, not just children, and Korean American never saw puppetry as merely children's entertainment, there are levels of social commentary, comedy, metaphysics, drama, and psychology in these stories that make them speak to a very broad audience ; you'll also see different things if you revisit them over many years.

4. 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

5. Eric Anderson:

   It is only by introducing the young to great literature, drama and music, and to the excitement of great science that we open to them the possibilities that lie within the human spirit -- enable them to see visions and dream dreams.