Synonyms of cinema

cinema

noun

ˈsi-nə-mə 

1

as in film

the art or business of making a movie

felt that the cinema was one of the most challenging and fulfilling forms of artistic expression

Synonyms & Similar Words

• film
• filmmaking
• movie
• pictures
• Hollywood
• screen
• moviemaking
• silver screen
• big screen
• filmdom
• Bollywood
• filmland
• showbiz
• show business

2

as in theater

a building or part of a building where movies are shown

got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theater
• playhouse
• multiplex
• nickelodeon
• drive-in
• plex
• megaplex
• cinematheque
• art house
• art theater
• fleapit
• grind house

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cinema

Bursting into Hong Kong’s fabled world of martial arts action cinema with titles like Yes, Madam! — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Kids love the cinema room, but the grounds are equally beautiful and entertaining. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026

As book adaptations continue to hit cinemas and televisions alike, these page-to-screen collaborations serve a vital role for the nonprofit, helping to fund their philanthropic work and raise money to bring books to communities in need. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

In the eighties, cinema would gravitate toward clear messages and sleek blockbusters, many of them action movies. — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026