Synonyms of scenes

scenes

noun

plural of scene

1

as in settings

the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set

the first scene was the kitchen of a fancy restaurant during dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• settings
• backdrops
• backgrounds
• sets
• locales
• sceneries
• tableaux
• mise-en-scènes

2

as in explosions

an outburst or display of excited anger

please don't make a scene while we're at the restaurant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explosions
• outbursts
• reactions
• fits
• huffs
• fireworks
• rages
• distractions
• frenzies
• blowups
• tantrums
• upheavals
• seizures
• storms
• furies
• hissy fits
• rampages
• hissies
• eruptions
• agitations
• deliriums
• convulsions
• hysterias
• furors
• pouts
• indignations
• tempers
• spasms
• uproars
• paroxysms
• furores
• ires
• wraths
• cholers
• flare-ups
• pets
• spleens
• lividities
• sulks
• rises
• danders
• humps
• snits
• grouches

3

as in situations

position with regard to conditions and circumstances

one of the leading figures in the current political scene

Synonyms & Similar Words

• situations
• pictures
• deals
• statuses
• stories
• postures
• ranks
• ball games
• footings
• states
• scores
• spots
• places
• standings
• status quos

4

as in sceneries

the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production

helped build and paint scenes for the school play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sceneries
• decors
• sets
• mise-en-scènes
• backdrops
• backgrounds
• props
• properties
• set pieces
• drops

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scenes

This will be especially tedious for people with dozens of lights and accessories, as well as many customized scenes and automations. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Inside the temple compound in Gurdaspur, the audience watched scenes of police killings, crackdowns and families searching for answers. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Works that remain on view from the previous hang include a dozen scenes of Venice by Canaletto, Frans Hals’s Portrait of a Man, and a Madonna and Christ Child by Titian. — News Desk, Artforum, 10 July 2026

Stretching nearly 70 meters, the embroidery contains more than 620 people and 737 animals across 58 scenes, including striking depictions of battle and its aftermath. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026

Streets are cleaner, and open drug scenes in San Francisco are noticeably smaller. — Tom Wolf, Washington Post, 10 July 2026

The first of the two scenes after the conclusion of Evil Dead Burn comes at the midway point of the end credits and wraps up a scene in the third act of the film. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Rodríguez described scenes of children hospitalized with amputations and survivors grieving multiple family deaths. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

For one of the scenes, Ethan Hunt was found, once again, hanging off a plane. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026