Synonyms for theatrical
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Histrionic — of or relating to the theatre
histrionic, histrionical UK, dramatic, scenic, thespian, stagey, theatric
2. Showy — fake and exaggerated
showy, pretentious, ostentatious, stilted, artificial, affected
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or relating to the theatre.
- adj. 2
Fake and exaggerated.
Related words
- Word family
- theatricality theatrically theatricalness
- Phrases
- theatrical prop
Example sentences
- dramatic Don't take that dramatic attitude all of a sudden.
- histrionic He became histrionic upon hearing the news.
- pretentious I now have the ability to be a pretentious prick.
- showy This showy dress isn't appropriate for me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| theatrical | rising | |
| dramatic | steady | |
| thespian | rising | |
| histrionic | rising | |
| stagey | falling | |
| pretentious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- showy2
- 6 letters
- scenic2, stagey
- 7 letters
- stilted2
- 8 letters
- affected3, dramatic3, thespian3, theatric2
- 10 letters
- artificial4, histrionic4
- 11 letters
- pretentious3
- 12 letters
- ostentatious4, histrionical
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (showy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- théâtral
- Italiano
- teatrale
- Español
- teatral
- Deutsch
- theatralisch
- Català
- teatral