Don't take that dramatic attitude all of a sudden.
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Dramatic
//dɹəˈmætɪk//
Synonyms for "dramatic" (125 found)
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Strong matches (38)
Related words (62)
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Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
has context
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
7 entriesTranslations
56 translations across 29 languages.
Armenian
4 entries- դրամատիկ adj (of or relating to the drama)
- դրամատիկական adj (of or relating to the drama)
- դրամատիկական adj (striking in appearance or effect)
- դրամատիկական adj (having a powerful, expressive singing voice)
Bulgarian
3 entries- драматичен adj (of or relating to the drama)
- драматичен adj (striking in appearance or effect)
- драматичен adj (having a powerful, expressive singing voice)
Catalan
1 entries- dramàtic adj (of or relating to the drama)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 戲劇性的 /戏剧性的 adj (striking in appearance or effect)
- 戲劇的 /戏剧的 adj (of or relating to the drama)
Czech
1 entries- dramatický adj (of or relating to the drama)
Danish
2 entries- dramatisk adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramatisk adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Dutch
2 entries- dramatisch adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramatisch adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Esperanto
1 entries- drama adj (of or relating to the drama)
Finnish
3 entries- draamallinen adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramaattinen adj (striking in appearance or effect)
- dramaattinen adj (having a powerful, expressive singing voice)
French
3 entries- dramatique adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramatique adj (striking in appearance or effect)
- spectaculaire adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Galician
2 entries- dramático adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramático adj (striking in appearance or effect)
German
2 entries- dramatisch adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramatisch adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Hebrew
1 entries- דְּרָמָטִי adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Hungarian
2 entries- drámai adj (of or relating to the drama)
- drámai adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Italian
2 entries- drammatico adj (of or relating to the drama)
- radicale adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Japanese
2 entries- ドラマティック adj (striking in appearance or effect)
- 劇的 adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Korean
2 entries- 극적 adj (of or relating to the drama)
- 극적 adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- dramatisk adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramatisk adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- dramatisk adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramatisk adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Polish
1 entries- dramatyczny adj (of or relating to the drama)
Portuguese
3 entries- assombroso adj (striking in appearance or effect)
- dramático adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramático adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Romanian
1 entries- dramatic adj (of or relating to the drama)
Russian
2 entries- драмати́ческий adj (of or relating to the drama)
- драмати́чный adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Spanish
2 entries- asombroso adj (striking in appearance or effect)
- dramático adj (of or relating to the drama)
Swedish
2 entries- dramatisk adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramatisk adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ድራማዊ adj (of or relating to the drama)
Turkish
2 entries- dramatik adj (of or relating to the drama)
- dramatik adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Ukrainian
2 entries- драмати́чний adj (of or relating to the drama)
- драмати́чний adj (striking in appearance or effect)
Yiddish
1 entries- דראַמאַטיש adj (of or relating to the drama)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect.
Source: tatoeba (25439)
Medical science has made a dramatic advance.
Source: tatoeba (28117)
By the end of the century, the earth will have experienced a dramatic increase in temperature.
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