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| Main Entry: | drama |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theatrical piece; acting |
| Synonyms: | climax, comedy, dramatization, farce, play, production, scene, show, show business, theater, tragedy, vehicle*, Broadway, boards, dramatic art, dramaturgy, footlights, histrionic art, melodrama, showmanship, stage show, stagecraft, tear-jerker, theatricals, thespian art |
| Antonyms: | comedy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drama |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | turmoil in real life |
| Synonyms: | climax, comedy, crisis, emotion, excitement, farce, histrionics, scene, spectacle, tension, tragedy, dramatics, melodrama, theatrics |
| Main Entry: | excitement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm; incitement |
| Synonyms: | action, activity, ado, adventure, agitation, animation, bother, buzz*, commotion, confusion, disturbance, dither*, drama, elation, emotion, feeling, ferment, fever, flurry, frenzy, furor, fuss, heat*, hubbub*, hullabaloo*, hurry, hysteria, impulse, instigation, intoxication, motivation, motive, movement, passion, perturbation, provocation, rage, stimulation, stimulus, stir, thrill, titillation, to-do*, trepidation, tumult, turmoil, urge, warmth, discomposure, excitation, kicks, melodrama, wildness |
| Antonyms: | apathy, boredom, calm, calmness, dullness, lull, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fiction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | made-up story |
| Synonyms: | anecdote, book, concoction, crock*, drama, fable, fabrication, falsehood, fancy, fantasy, fib, fish story*, imagination, improvisation, invention, legend, lie, misrepresentation, myth, narrative, novel, prevarication, romance, smoke*, tale, untruth, whopper*, yarn*, best seller, cliff-hanger, clothesline, figment of imagination, hooey, potboiler, storytelling, tall story, terminological inexactitude, work of imagination |
| Antonyms: | truth, non-fiction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hoopla |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excitement |
| Synonyms: | action, activity, brouhaha, bustle, buzz*, commotion, drama, elation, emotion, feeling, fever, fireworks*, flurry, frenzy, furor, fuss, heat*, hubbub*, hullabaloo*, hysteria, passion, racket, rage, ruckus, rumpus, stir, thrill, excitation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | literature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written matter, both fictional and nonfictional |
| Synonyms: | abstract, article, biography, brochure, comment, composition, critique, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, drama, essay, exposition, history, humanities, information, leaflet, lit, lore, novel, observation, pamphlet, paper, poetry, précis, prose, report, research, story, summary, theme, thesis, tract, treatise, treatment, belles-lettres, books, classics, findings, letters, literary works, writings, written work |
| Antonyms: | speech |
| Main Entry: | spectacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something showy; exhibition |
| Synonyms: | comedy, curiosity, demonstration, display, drama, event, exposition, extravaganza, marvel, movie, pageant, parade, performance, phenomenon, play, production, representation, scene, show, sight, spectacular, tableau, view, wonder |
| Antonyms: | normality, ordinariness |
| Main Entry: | theater/theatre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stage, building for performance |
| Synonyms: | amphitheater, arena, auditorium, barn, cinema, coliseum, deck, drama, hall, hippodrome, house, locale, movie, opera house, room, scene, site, assembly hall, boards, concert hall, drive-in, footlights, movie house, oak, odeum, playhouse, show hall |
| Main Entry: | theater |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stage |
| Synonyms: | amphitheater, arena, auditorium, barn, cinema, coliseum, deck, drama, hall, hippodrome, house, locale, movie, opera house, room, scene, site, theatre, assembly hall, boards, concert hall, drive-in, footlights, movie house, oak, odeum, playhouse, show hall |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theater piece |
| Synonyms: | comedy, drama, entertainment, farce, flop*, hit*, mask*, musical, performance, show, smash*, theatrical, tragedy, curtain-raiser, one-act, opera, potboiler, smash hit, stage show, turkey |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | story |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | account, news |
| Synonyms: | adventure, allegory, anecdote, apologue, article, autobiography, beat, biography, book, chronicle, cliffhanger*, comedy, description, drama, epic, fable, fairy tale, fantasy, feature, fiction, gag, history, information, legend, memoir, myth, narration, narrative, novel, parable, recital, record, relation, report, romance, saga, scoop*, sequel, serial, spiel*, tale, tragedy, version, yarn*, conte, folktale, long and short of it, news item, nonfiction, old saw, potboiler |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | composition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written or musical creation |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, article, chart, dissertation, drama, essay, exercise, exposition, fiction, manuscript, melody, music, novel, number, opus, paper, piece, play, poetry, romance, score, setup, short story, song, stanza, study, symphony, theme, thesis, tune, verse, work, writing, cantata, concerto, getup, literary work, rhapsody |
| Main Entry: | performance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acting, depiction |
| Synonyms: | act, appearance, ballet, behavior, burlesque, business, ceremony, concert, custom, dance, display, drama, exhibition, gig*, interpretation, matinee, offering, pageant, play, portrayal, presentation, production, recital, rehearsal, representation, review, rigmarole, rite, set, show, special, spectacle, stunt, to-do*, opera, revue, stage show |
| Antonyms: | direction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | show |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertainment event |
| Synonyms: | act, appearance, burlesque, carnival, cinema, comedy, drama, entertainment, film, flick*, motion picture, movie, pageant, picture, play, presentation, production, showing, spectacle |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theater platform; theater life |
| Synonyms: | arena, dais, drama, frame, limelight*, play, scene, scenery, set, setting, show business, spotlight, theater, Broadway, boards, footlights, legit, mise-en-scène, off-Broadway, scaffold, scaffolding, show biz, stage set, staging |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | medium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of artistic expression |
| Synonyms: | art, drama, interpretation, manifestation, mark, music, painting, revelation, sculpture, speech, writing |
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