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dramatic
[druh-mat-ik]
adjective
of or relating to the drama.
Synonyms: theatricalemploying the form or manner of the drama.
characteristic of or appropriate to the drama, especially in involving conflict or contrast; vivid; moving.
dramatic colors;
a dramatic speech.
highly effective; striking.
The silence following his impassioned speech was dramatic.
Synonyms: sensational, startling
dramatic
/ drəˈmætɪk /
adjective
of or relating to drama
like a drama in suddenness, emotional impact, etc
striking; effective
acting or performed in a flamboyant way
music (of a voice) powerful and marked by histrionic quality
Other Word Forms
- dramatically adverb
- nondramatic adjective
- overdramatic adjective
- predramatic adjective
- pseudodramatic adjective
- quasi-dramatic adjective
- semidramatic adjective
- undramatic adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
It’s dramatic without being fussy, customizable without being complicated, and frankly, visually festive in a way that says we tried, but not too hard.
"They're inscribing something about their cosmology, their belief systems, into the earth itself in a very dramatic way."
He said that rather than sink in despair, he chose to remain optimistic and keep moving to “show them what you do when something this traumatic and dramatic happens to you.”
The entire series, written by the clever Ben Elton, extrapolated what little is known about the Bard into an ingenious series of perfectly plausible comic dilemmas, and an occasional unexpected dramatic one.
The Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series championship this fall in pure dramatic art.
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