Synonyms for theater
ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə-the·ater

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1. theater, theatre, housenoun

   a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

   "the house was full"

   Synonyms:
   sign, dramatics, field of operations, mansion, planetary house, theatre of operations, dramaturgy, menage, theater of operations, home, sign of the zodiac, family, star sign, business firm, dramatic art, house, firm, field, theatre, household

2. dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatrenoun

   the art of writing and producing plays

   Synonyms:
   house, dramatics, field, theater of operations, dramaturgy, field of operations, theatre, dramatic art, theatre of operations

3. field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operationsnoun

   a region in which active military operations are in progress

   "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"

   Synonyms:
   dramatic art, sphere, field of study, house, champaign, battlefield, flying field, subject area, study, playing area, area, force field, subject, theater of operations, theatre of operations, field of honor, bailiwick, field of view, theatre, battleground, subject field, airfield, playing field, field of force, athletic field, field of operation, discipline, landing field, field of operations, dramatics, domain, line of business, dramaturgy, arena, field, field of battle, orbit, plain

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1. • Building
   • Region
   • Theater
   • Theater Of War

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1. theaternoun

   Synonyms:
   playhouse, odeon, lyceum, arena, stage, scene, field

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1. List of paraphrases for "theater":

   theatre, drama, cinema, theaters, scene, teatro, theatres, theatrical, opera, movies

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1. Chief Executive Mike Pearson:

   Andrew Left motivation is the same as one who runs into a crowded theater and falsely yells fire. Andrew Left wanted people to run, andrew Left intentionally designed the report to frighten our shareholders to drive down the price of our stock so Andrew Left could make money for Andrew Left short-selling.

2. Rayvon Fouché:

   At the core, sport is a human endeavor, and we like to cheer for our fans. We like to vilify the umpires, it’s a theater of sport and part of that would be lost if we moved to robotic officiating.

3. Brad Wenstrup:

   When I saw his wound, I pulled down the pantleg to see the wound, I did not find an exit wound I knew he was in big trouble, because that meant it went up and I'd seen things like this in Iraq, we were able to use a belt at first, until a tourniquet came, and then I found a clotting bandage and got that on and was able to do what we do in theater, and he literally left in a helicopter just like in theater.

4. Alexander Woo:

   With' Allegiance,' George used the vocabulary of musical theater to tell the story of the whole spectrum of emotions of the internment, i felt like George would be familiar and receptive to that [ horror ] approach to telling the story, because it's a style of storytelling that, hopefully, allows you to access the emotions of the characters involved.

5. Jerry Weintraub:

   He was completely aware of the level of fame because that's what destroyed him. He was cloistered, he was locked up all the time, he couldn't go out to a restaurant unless we closed the restaurant, he couldn't go to a movie unless we closed the theater ... it's a very hard way to live. Listen: He gave up his freedom knowingly because he was such a huge star.