Synonyms for dramatic
drəˈmæt ɪkdra·mat·ic

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1. dramaticadjective

   suitable to or characteristic of drama

   "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"

   Synonyms:
   spectacular, striking

   Antonyms:
   unspectacular, lyric, unimpressive, undramatic

2. dramatic, spectacular, strikingadjective

   sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

   "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"

   Synonyms:
   salient, spectacular, outstanding, prominent, striking

   Antonyms:
   lyric, unimpressive, undramatic, unspectacular

3. dramaticadjective

   pertaining to or characteristic of drama

   "dramatic arts"

   Synonyms:
   spectacular, striking

   Antonyms:
   lyric, undramatic, unimpressive, unspectacular

4. dramaticadjective

   used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style

   "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano"

   Synonyms:
   spectacular, striking

   Antonyms:
   lyric, undramatic, unimpressive, unspectacular

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1. List of paraphrases for "dramatic":

   spectacular, tragic, drastic, drama, radical, impressive, dramas, terrible, sharp, phenomenal, remarkable, tremendous, dire, theatrical, enormous, disastrous, considerable, striking, significant

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1. Ron Howard:

   I knew that operas were very dramatic and that his life was very dramatic and so it was pretty easy early on to say' Hey, I wonder if we can actually understand these performances of particular arias and use them in the film so in a way we're kind of telling his story', we're almost making an opera about Pavarotti using these arias and these great performances because the performances are just staggering.

2. Julie Robinson:

   What we don't know right now is what that six- to 12-month period looks like, we're talking about it scientifically, but we're not really having deep discussions about it until we have the first information from the first two. If we see something dramatic, that's going to change how everybody looks at having additional one-year missions.

3. Kip Kelly:

   They are already having a dramatic impact on companies, forcing changes that I think are long overdue, when millennials first started coming into the workforce companies knew that they were different but they didn't have to adapt.

4. Robin Foroutan:

   You do lose fiber in fruit and vegetable juices, and that results in juices having the ability to spike your blood sugar in a more dramatic way than if you ate the actual fruit or vegetable.

5. Carolyn Fairbairn:

   Our economy is going to run out of airport capacity in the south by 2025, the effect on exports is going to be dramatic, a potential 5 billion (pounds) lost exports by 2030 if we don't act. It feels like a real failure of leadership. We need this decision to be taken quickly.