Synonyms of dramas

dramas

noun

plural of drama

as in plays

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

• plays
• musicals
• comedies
• dramatizations
• works
• tragedies
• melodramas
• opera
• playlets
• interludes
• tragicomedies
• adaptations
• docudramas
• psychodramas
• dramedies
• musical comedies
• comedy dramas
• monodramas
• magnum opuses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dramas

Launched by Crazy Maple Studio in 2022, ReelShort streams English-language vertical dramas designed for mobile. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

And even as life moves relentlessly on, with challenges at work, ongoing family battles and new friendship dramas, something keeps pulling this flawed, funny pair back into each other’s orbits. — Matt Minton, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Sweeney has become one of Hollywood’s most prominent — and occasionally controversial — young stars while taking on projects that ran the gamut from indie dramas and horror flicks to a Marvel movie and the blockbuster thriller The Housemaid. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

Pastore also appeared in guest roles in the daytime dramas One Life to Live (2003 to 2004) and General Hospital (2008), and a three-episode turn in the legal drama The Practice in 2004. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

But in this hypothetical reality, a show like A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms suddenly isn’t too slight to compete with the dramas. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026

My favorite summer TikTok trend is one that spoofs Netflix true crime dramas by applying their narrative formula to mundane, everyday situations. — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 31 July 2026

Christopher Nolan has directed everything from sci-fi thrillers such as Interstellar, Tenet and Inception to historical dramas like Dunkirk and Oppenheimer, mysteries like The Prestige and Memento and superhero films with his Dark Knight trilogy. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026