- of or relating to drama
- like a drama in suddenness, emotional impact, etc
- striking; effective
- acting or performed in a flamboyant way
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dra•mat•ic /drəˈmætɪk/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of or relating to the drama:[before a noun]important dramatic elements in the play.
- involving conflict or difference;
vivid:dramatic colors. - highly effective or compelling:a dramatic silence.
dra•mat•ic
(drə mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
dra•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.
- of or pertaining to the drama.
- employing the form or manner of the drama.
- characteristic of or appropriate to the drama, esp. in involving conflict or contrast;
vivid;
moving:dramatic colors; a dramatic speech. - highly effective;
striking:The silence following his impassioned speech was dramatic.
- Greek drāmatikós, equivalent. to drāmat- (stem of drâma) drama + -ikos -ic
- Late Latin drāmaticus
- 1580–90
- 1. theatrical. 4. startling, sensational.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dramatic /drəˈmætɪk/, obsolete dramatical /drəˈmætɪkəl/ adj
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'dramatic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
act
- bel canto
- bridge
- Browning
- burlesque
- business
- cameo
- cliffhanger
- climax
- comedy
- cue
- curtain-raiser
- de Molina
- dialogue
- dramatic irony
- dramatics
- dramatization
- dramatize
- El Greco
- flashbulb memory
- fluff
- Giotto
- heavy
- Herbert
- histrionic
- interlude
- irony
- Lamb
- Malvern
- masala
- masque
- mime
- monologue
- music drama
- opera
- oratorio
- performance
- performative
- play
- playhouse
- punchline
- RADA
- rendition
- representation
- revelation
- rhetorical question
- scena
- Schiaparelli
- spectacular
- action
