Synonyms for amphitheater

Most common

arena · coliseum

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   American form of amphitheatre.

   The symphony warmed up inside the amphitheater while the audience crowded around outside.

Related words

Other spellings

amphitheatre UK

Forms

Plural

amphitheaters → coliseums, arenas…

Example sentences

• arena The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.
• coliseum The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

arena³

8 letters

coliseum⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arena³ = 3 syllables).