theatrical

[thee-a-tri-kuhl] / θiˈæ trɪ kəl /

ADJECTIVE

dramatic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

campy comic exaggerated melodramatic operatic showy

STRONG

thespian vaudeville

WEAK

affected artificial ceremonious dramaturgic hammy histrionic histrionical mannered meretricious ostentatious pompous schmaltzy staged stagy stilted superficial theatric tragic unnatural unreal

Antonyms

WEAK

comedic real undramatic untheatrical

Example Sentences

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"Streaming now mirrors theatrical trends instead of challenging them."

From BBC

Through a youth theatrical group, he met Jews who were surreptitiously distributing leaflets calling for resistance to the Nazis, including sabotage in factories.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This unprecedented theatrical event was nothing less than an absolute triumph,” AMC’s chairman and CEO, Adam Aron, said in a statement.

From MarketWatch

Yet for too long those of their midcentury contemporary William Inge have remained peripheral in the American theatrical pantheon.

From The Wall Street Journal

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