dramaticadjective
uk/drəˈmæt.ɪk/us/drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/dramatic adjective (EXCITING)
B2 very sudden or noticeable, or full of action and excitement:
a dramatic change/improvement
We watched scenes of the dramatic rescue on the news.
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- What accounts for the dramatic turnabout in Britain's international trading performance?
- There has been a dramatic shift in public opinion towards peaceful negotiations.
- In 1986 he made a very public and dramatic political volte-face from Left to Right.
- The increase in the number of young people leaving to work in the cities has had a dramatic impact on the demography of the villages.
- He secured a dramatic victory for England by netting the ball half a minute before the end of the game.
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Exciting and interesting
- absorbing
- action-packed
- alley
- arresting
- barnstorming
- glowing
- gnarly
- gripping
- interesting
- interestingly
- meaty
- rip-roaring
- rousing
- Roy of the Rovers stuff
- scintillating
- sensational
- sensationally
- sex sth up
- showstopper
- whirlwind
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dramatic adjective (THEATRE)
relating to plays and acting:
She bought me the complete dramatic works (= texts to be performed) of Brecht for my birthday.
the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
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Theatre - general words
- break a leg idiom
- double bill
- drama
- dramatically
- hold sth over
- immersive
- jukebox musical
- kabuki
- music theatre
- opening night
- premiere
- preview
- run
- run and run idiom
- slapstick
- theatre
- theatre in the round
- theatregoer
- thespian
- vaudeville
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