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drama

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Synonyms and Antonyms of drama

1 the public performance of plays

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

Synonyms of drama

dramatics, stage, theater (or theatre), theatricals, theatrics

Words Related to drama

acting, footlights

entertainment, showbiz, show business

amusement, distraction, diversion, recreation

exhibition, pageant, pageantry, presentation, production, show, spectacle

2 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 of drama

dramatization, play

Words Related to drama

interlude, playlet

comedy, docudrama, melodrama, musical, musical comedy, tragedy, tragicomedy

magnum opus, opus, work

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