variants
or theatre
1
as in playhouse
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
there's still one theater in town that shows independent films
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in drama
the public performance of plays
have been fascinated by the theater ever since I was a child
Synonyms & Similar Words
3
as in auditorium
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
the lecturer waited until the theater was full before beginning
Synonyms & Similar Words
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 theater
Comments Celine Song follows up her directorial film debut, Past Lives, with Materialists, a romance comedy in theaters June 13.
—
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Before he was known as a musical theater composer, Yazbek was in rock bands.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025
Each theater navy has its subordinate submarine flotillas, surface ship flotillas, aviation units, and naval bases, the Pentagon stated in its Chinese military power report.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
As a girl, Meester did local theater in Marco Island, Fla.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for theater
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Before he was known as a musical theater composer, Yazbek was in rock bands.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025
Each theater navy has its subordinate submarine flotillas, surface ship flotillas, aviation units, and naval bases, the Pentagon stated in its Chinese military power report.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
As a girl, Meester did local theater in Marco Island, Fla.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for theater
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theater
Noun
-
The new playhouse would be managed and programmed by GableStage, an award-winning small company that now operates at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables and would be renamed GroveStage.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
-
Somewhat counterintuitively, since the show plays into a lot of very old Irish storytelling stereotypes, the playhouse and director Danielle Paccione have cast performers who are all in their 20s or 30s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
The producers cue up flashbacks to Kenya’s 2018 domestic violence PSA, reminding us that for all the glam and drama, these women are real — and relatable.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
27 Apr. 2025
-
Take a breath everyone, the Avs and Stars have more drama for us over the coming week.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Stay away from windows and do not go to large open rooms such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
-
Their calls for a larger auditorium didn’t go anywhere after promised private fundraising failed to materialize.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
First as Jacques Demy’s Madonna figure in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), then in films by Truffaut, Polanski, and Buñuel, then during her stint in Hollywood and her later career as Andre Téchiné’s muse and inspiration to Millennial newcomers, Deneuve embodies a leftist French cinema ideal.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2025
-
Étoile doesn’t just make that argument, in guest appearances by artists who bridge high and low, like David Byrne, and shouting out the brilliant documentarian Frederick Wiseman in a scene set at the Manhattan cinema mecca Film Forum.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Right after taping the April 21 episode, the judges stepped out of the sound stage to give USA TODAY insight into what those precious few minutes of negotiation were like.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
-
While Khalifa paraded around the stage, blunt in hand, tossing large, plastic makeshift joints into the crowd, the crowd was primed for the headliner himself, Chris Brown.—
Kenneth Williams,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theater. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share