dramaturgic

adjective

variants or dramaturgical
Definition of dramaturgicnext
as in emotional

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramaturgic
  1. emotional
  2. ham
  3. hammy
  4. wondrous
  5. theatrical
  6. wonderful
  7. exciting
  8. sensational
Adjective
  • More importantly, part two closes an emotional circle that the first one had just begun to delineate.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Spivey held an emotional service later that night in honor of the students killed.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of emotional
Adjective
  • Ham and pineapple is a classic pairing—and so is ham and Swiss cheese.
    — Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
Definition of ham
Adjective
  • Chuba Hubbard was one of the league’s worst starting backs last season and is currently week-to-week (hammy).
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The writing — and its sometimes baffling aversion to the source material — is at the heart of the problem, but there’s plenty of blame to go around, from hammy acting to a cartoonish tone that smothers the whole affair.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hammy
Adjective
  • Intelligent and responsibly reported, but still wondrous and full of possibility.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Clock hands circle predictably and calendar pages turn on schedule, but internally, within our bodies, minds and hearts, time is a whole different thing — discontinuous, wondrous, searing.
    — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wondrous
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  • Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck leans into makeshift theatricality — flashlights, pool noodles, pocket umbrellas — while a nimble ensemble balances meta-theatrical humor with genuine feeling for Pericles and his beleaguered family.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • For all the pom poms about the comeback of theatrical, smaller films have a very hard time, bad reviews or good reviews.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of theatrical
Adjective
  • The coast on this part of Tuscany is a little wild, but wonderful for swimming, and guests have access to the boat for excursions to nearby islands and morning swims off secret coves.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Gloria lived a full, wonderful life filled with friends and great conversations and worthy causes.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of wonderful
Adjective
  • This is an exciting step forward for Eisenberg the director, who had a breakthrough a couple of years ago with the lovely A Real Pain, which earned co-star Kieran Culkin an Academy Award.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Mikel Arteta’s champions are built around a solid defence and strangling the opposition through possession, while Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea have had very little of the ball during his first few games, but have still built an exciting style.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of exciting
Adjective
  • On the second play of the Chargers’ second possession, Herbert connected with wide receiver Quentin Johnston over the middle on a sensational 65-yard touchdown pass.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The capacity of most object narrators to travel in intimate proximity to human bodies prompted authors to relate sensational, fly-on-the-wall details about people’s private lives.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sensational
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“Dramaturgic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramaturgic. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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