ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dramatic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɹəˈmætɪk/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Dramatic is an adjective meaning Of or relating to the drama.

Meaning

Of or relating to the drama.

More Meanings

  1. Striking in appearance or effect.
  2. Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.
  3. (informal) Tending to exaggerate in order to get attention.

Example Sentences

a dramatic view of the Alps
Poland has made some dramatic gains in education in the past decade.
You're not bleeding out; the knife barely scratched your skin. Stop being so dramatic!
Monteverde found the conditions of dramatic music more favourable to his experiments than those of choral music, in which both voices and ears are at their highest sensibility to discord.

Word Forms

Synonyms for dramatic

Depending on context, synonyms include impressive, melodramatic, striking, spectacular, hammy.

Antonyms for dramatic

Common opposites include undramatic, lyric.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include melodramatic, impressive, spectacular, striking, hammy, drama.

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