dramatic

adjective

/drəˈmætɪk/

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(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/reducution in value
- The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices.
- Climate change will have a dramatic impact on the health of the planet.
Extra Examples
- I need to see a dramatic improvement in your work.
- There was a dramatic fall in population.
exciting and impressive
- a dramatic victory
- They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV.
- This scene lacked the dramatic impact that it should have had.
- set against the dramatic backcloth of Mont Blanc
Synonyms exciting
exciting
- dramatic
- heady
- thrilling
- exhilarating
These words all describe an event, experience or feeling that causes excitement.
- exciting causing great interest or excitement:
  This is one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years.
- dramatic (of events or scenes) exciting and impressive:
  They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV.
- heady having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and full of hope:
  the heady days of youth
- thrilling exciting and a lot of fun:
  Don’t miss next week’s thrilling episode!
- exhilarating very exciting and great fun:
  My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience.
exciting, thrilling or exhilarating?Exhilarating is the strongest of these words and exciting the least strong. Exciting is the most general and can be used to talk about any activity, experience, feeling or event that excites you. Thrilling is used especially for contests and stories where the ending is uncertain. Exhilarating is used especially for physical activities that involve speed and/or danger.Patterns
- a(n) exciting/dramatic/heady/thrilling/exhilarating experience/moment
- a(n) exciting/dramatic/heady atmosphere
- a(n) exciting/dramatic/thrilling finish/finale/victory/win
Extra Examples
- There is superb dramatic tension in the silences.
- the dramatic rescue of nine trapped coal miners
- There were dramatic scenes in the capital's central square.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- sound
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
[usually before noun] connected with the theatre or plays
- a local dramatic society
- Students will study various plays and dramatic texts.
- a dramatic monologue
- She went on to study dramatic arts at Columbia University.
Topics Film and theatreb2
exaggerated in order to create a special effect and attract people’s attention
- He flung out his arms in a dramatic gesture.
- Don't be so dramatic!
- dramatic about something Must you be so dramatic about everything?
Extra Examples
- I don't want to sound overly dramatic, but it changed my life.
- I heard her yawn into the phone, in a dramatic fashion like everything she did.

Word Originlate 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek dramatikos, from drama, dramat-, from dran ‘do, act’.

单词	dramatic
释义	dramatic adjective /drəˈmætɪk/ /drəˈmætɪk/ jump to other results (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/reducution in value The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices. Climate change will have a dramatic impact on the health of the planet. Extra Examples I need to see a dramatic improvement in your work. There was a dramatic fall in population. exciting and impressive a dramatic victory They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV. This scene lacked the dramatic impact that it should have had. set against the dramatic backcloth of Mont Blanc Synonyms excitingexciting dramatic heady thrilling exhilarating These words all describe an event, experience or feeling that causes excitement. exciting causing great interest or excitement: This is one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years. dramatic (of events or scenes) exciting and impressive: They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV. heady having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and full of hope: the heady days of youth thrilling exciting and a lot of fun: Don’t miss next week’s thrilling episode! exhilarating very exciting and great fun: My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience. exciting, thrilling or exhilarating?Exhilarating is the strongest of these words and exciting the least strong. Exciting is the most general and can be used to talk about any activity, experience, feeling or event that excites you. Thrilling is used especially for contests and stories where the ending is uncertain. Exhilarating is used especially for physical activities that involve speed and/or danger.Patterns a(n) exciting/dramatic/heady/thrilling/exhilarating experience/moment a(n) exciting/dramatic/heady atmosphere a(n) exciting/dramatic/thrilling finish/finale/victory/win Extra Examples There is superb dramatic tension in the silences. the dramatic rescue of nine trapped coal miners There were dramatic scenes in the capital's central square. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be sound adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry [usually before noun] connected with the theatre or plays a local dramatic society Students will study various plays and dramatic texts. a dramatic monologue She went on to study dramatic arts at Columbia University. Topics Film and theatreb2 exaggerated in order to create a special effect and attract people’s attention He flung out his arms in a dramatic gesture. Don't be so dramatic! dramatic about something Must you be so dramatic about everything? Extra Examples I don't want to sound overly dramatic, but it changed my life. I heard her yawn into the phone, in a dramatic fashion like everything she did. Word Originlate 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek dramatikos, from drama, dramat-, from dran ‘do, act’.
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