Synonyms of drama

drama

noun

ˈdrä-mə 

1

as in theater

the public performance of plays

he has been interested in drama from the first time he ever saw a play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theater
• stage
• production
• dramatics
• entertainment
• acting
• theatrics
• theatricals
• exhibition
• show
• recreation
• presentation
• boards
• amusement
• diversion
• spectacle
• pageant
• showbiz
• footlights
• show business
• pageantry
• distraction

2

as in play

a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage

wrote a police drama that really captured the speech of cops and criminals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• play
• musical
• dramatization
• comedy
• tragedy
• melodrama
• work
• tragicomedy
• interlude
• psychodrama
• playlet
• musical comedy
• comedy drama
• docudrama
• adaptation
• opus
• dramedy
• magnum opus
• monodrama

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drama

Bakula, who will next be seen in Netflix’s hockey drama The Sticks, is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

On top of the iconic source material, Edgar-Jones also had some prior experience to draw on in the romantic drama genre, after starring in the 2020 hit series Normal People. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Luca Guadagnino One of the best films of the 2010s, this drama stars Timothée Chalamet as a boy who discovers his own sexuality when he’s wooed by an older man, played by Armie Hammer. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

This slow-burn road movie waxes spiritual about tradition and modernity while embedding itself in the everyday drama of the average Thai family. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026