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theatrical

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Entry Word: theatrical
Function: adjective
Meaning: 1 given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting <after stepping out of their hired limousine, the prom couple made a theatrical entrance in their evening clothes>
Synonyms dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic
Related Words overacted, overdone, sensational, staged; conspicuous, elaborate, flamboyant, grandiose, ostentatious, showy; affected, artificial, exaggerated, formal, mannered, pretentious, self-conscious, studied, unnatural
Near Antonyms nondramatic, nontheatrical, unaffected, underplayed, unpretentious; muted, restrained, subdued, toned (down); conservative, discreet, inconspicuous; modest, quiet, plain, simple
Antonyms undramatic, untheatrical
2 having the general quality or effect of a stage performance <in a very theatrical voice the actress announced to the gathering that she did not sign autographs> — see dramatic 1

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