Thesaurus results for 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

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of dramas This is a strategy Fox has been increasingly employing for its dramas, greenlighting Best Medicine with Josh Charles attached to star and Memory of a Killer with Patrick Dempsey in final negotiations for the title role. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Like other death row dramas including Clemency, Just Mercy and Dead Man Walking, this film questions whether there’s really that big a difference between murderous cruelty and state-sanctioned capital punishment. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 The lineup is packed with powerful dramas, eye-opening documentaries, and imaginative animation and shorts that highlight diverse stories of culture, sense of place, and resilience. — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 15 Sep. 2026 Sandler was read folk tales as a child and grew up watching the popular anti-heroes of early HBO dramas. — Jennie Punter, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Basehart had a long varied career that included prestigious epics, international dramas, and Broadway. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026 Kuchipudi—light, airy, rhythmic—originated in Andhra Pradesh, where it was performed by men, as part of mythological dance dramas. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026 These dramas also touch on the pressure of high school football and the high expectations that communities have for their teams. — Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad — these were dramas about institutions, morality, and power, all told through the highest cinematic craft. — Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramas

Noun

Five plays later, Jenkins scored on a 3-yard run to push the lead to 44-30 with 28 seconds left.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The Demon Deacons drove 75 yards on 11 plays and scored on a 10-yard pass from Gio Lopez to Kamrean Johnson to tie the game.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of plays

Noun

The school commissions Broadway writers to pen musicals for students each year and recently has added in a new summer musical, where commercial producers can workshop and develop shows.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Founded in 2007 by Gary and Erin Lewis, the company produces stage musicals year-round, as well as musical readings and youth drama education programs.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026

Definition of musicals

Noun

There’s also a parade of comic supporting turns that recalls those classic Hawks and Sturges comedies in the breadth and depth of the character actors Cassavetes employs.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
The jury noted the film, which had its world premiere at Oldenburg, was made without a budget and praised the resourcefulness that constraint produced, comparing its tone to the irreverence of 1990s comedies.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of comedies

Noun

Public figures face a high bar in defamation cases, and courts have afforded dramatizations of real people broad First Amendment protection.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
With each new season, there has been backlash to creative choices made in the dramatizations of these true crime stories.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of dramatizations

Noun

Yet Marcon’s works defy old-world tempos with their pacing (the shots in Monelle, 2017, last no more than a second each), their length (several clock in at under five minutes), and, of course, the seeming ease with which they can be summarized.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
There’s the largest assemblage of Lichtenstein mirror works ever installed together in a museum context, and a complete re-creation of his first Pop art show at Leo Castelli’s gallery uptown.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of works

Browse Nearby Words

drama

dramas

dramatic

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Dramas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramas. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of dramas

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

pundit

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 25

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes