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   dramatic

   /drəˈmatɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to drama or the performance or study of drama: "the dramatic arts"
   • 2. (of an event or circumstance) sudden and striking: "a dramatic increase in recorded crime" Similar considerablesubstantialsizeablegoodlyfairreasonabletidymarkedpronouncednoticeablemeasurableperceptibleconspicuousobviousdetectablevisibleappreciablesignificantstrikingsignalnotablenoteworthyworthy of attentionremarkableoutstandingextraordinaryexceptionalphenomenalimportantof importanceof consequenceconsequentialOpposite insignificant
   • ▪ exciting or impressive: "he recalled his dramatic escape from the building" Similar excitingstirringaction-packedsensationalspectacularstartlingunexpectedtensesuspensefulrip-roaringgrippingrivetingfascinatingthrillinghair-raisingrousinglivelyanimatedspiritedelectrifyingimpassionedemotiveemotionalemotion-chargedmovingsoul-stirringpowerfulheadyinformal:stem-windingrare:inspiritinganthemicstrikingeye-catchingimpressiveimposingspectacularbreathtakingdazzlingvividamazingastoundingastonishingsurprisingstaggeringstunningsensationalawesomeawe-inspiringremarkablenotablenoteworthydistinctivegraphicextraordinaryoutstandingincrediblephenomenalunusualrareuncommonout of the ordinaryOpposite boringunimpressive
   • ▪ (of a person or their behaviour) intending or intended to create an effect; theatrical: "with a dramatic gesture, she put a hand to her brow" Similar theatricalstagedramaturgicalthespianshow-businessinformal:showbizrare:histrionictheatricexaggeratedtheatricalostentatiousactressystagyshowymelodramaticoveractedoverdoneoverripeactorlyhistrionicaffectedmanneredartificialstiltedunrealforcedinformal:hammyhamcampyOpposite naturalunaffected

   Word Origin late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dramatikos, from drama, dramat- (see drama).

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   Learn the meaning of dramatic as an adjective for something that is exciting, sudden, or related to theater. See how to use dramatic in sentences and compare it with irony and monologue.

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   Learn the meaning of dramatic as an adjective related to drama, and see synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use dramatic in a sentence and how it differs from theatrical, histrionic, and melodramatic.

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   characteristic of or appropriate to the drama, especially in involving conflict or contrast; vivid; moving: dramatic colors; a dramatic speech. highly effective; striking: The silence following his impassioned speech was dramatic. Synonyms: sensational, startling. dramatic. / drəˈmætɪk / adjective. of or relating to drama.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDRAMATIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   /drəˈmætɪk/ (of a change, an event, etc.) sudden, very great and often surprising. a dramatic increase/change/improvement/shift. There has been a dramatic rise in reported crime. a dramatic decline/drop/fall/reduction in value. The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices.

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   Dramatic means having to do with a play, as in “a dramatic production.” It also means striking or exaggerated. Half an hour of exercise a day can have a dramatic effect on your physical well being.