theaters

NOUN

stage, building for performance

Synonyms

WEAK

amphitheater arena assembly hall auditorium barn boards cinema coliseum concert hall deck drama drive-in footlights hall hippodrome house locale movie movie house oak odeum opera house playhouse room scene show hall site

NOUN

stage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amphitheater arena auditorium cinema concert hall drama hall house movie movie house opera house playhouse room scene site theatre

STRONG

barn boards coliseum deck drive-in footlights hippodrome locale oak

WEAK

assembly hall odeum show hall

Example Sentences

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A billion seconds ago was in 1994, when “Pulp Fiction” was about to open in theaters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This caused many theaters to drastically cut their schedules and costs, or close altogether.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Movie theaters with patterned carpeting have been deemed liminal, as have fast-food restaurants, parking garages and malls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The low-budget horror flick, directed by YouTuber Kane Parsons, hit $100 million on Wednesday after just six days in theaters — a rare feat for any arthouse film.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Then the film cameras chopped short and the theaters turned dark, and the print presses trickled down from a great Niagara of reading matter to a mere innocuous dripping of ‘pure’ material.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury