Synonyms of drama

drama

noun

1

as in theatre

the public performance of plays

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theatre
• theater
• stage
• production
• dramatics
• entertainment
• acting
• theatrics
• theatricals
• exhibition
• recreation
• presentation
• boards
• show
• 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