Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for amphitheater. Search instead for amphitheat.
Definitions

amphitheater

[am-fuh-thee-uh-ter, -theeuh-ter, am-puh-] / ˈæm fəˌθi ə tər, -ˌθiə tər, ˈæm pə- /
NOUN
arena
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

What he wants is a chance to argue to a judge that the city’s speech rules are unenforceable, so he “may return to the amphitheater to speak without fear of further punishment,” Justice Kagan writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

County Parks about repairs to Farnsworth’s amphitheater, lived less than half a mile from the park.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

A street preacher in Brandon, Miss., Mr. Olivier was fined $304 for violating an ordinance restricting protests near a city amphitheater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The waterfall was still running, though the amphitheater the water feeds into was sealed behind a wall of steel barricades.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

The same white-columned Greek buildings were scattered around the valley—the amphitheater, the combat arena, the dining pavilion overlooking Long Island Sound.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan