Synonyms for theatrical

Synonyms for (noun) theatrical

Synonyms: representation, histrionics, theatrical, theatrical performance

Definition: a performance of a play

Similar words: performance, public presentation

Definition: a dramatic or musical entertainment

Usage: they listened to ten different performances; the play ran for 100 performances; the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity


Synonyms for (adj) theatrical

Synonyms: theatrical

Definition: suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater

Usage: a theatrical pose; one of the most theatrical figures in public life

Similar words: histrionic, melodramatic

Definition: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected

Usage: histrionic gestures; an attitude of melodramatic despair; a theatrical pose


Similar words: showy

Definition: displaying brilliance and virtuosity


Similar words: stagey, stagy

Definition: having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality

Usage: stagy heroics


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