dramatic

Academic Word List, sublist 8.

About 24.79 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of or relating to the drama.
2. adjective Striking in appearance or effect.

   a dramatic view of the Alps

3. adjective Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.
4. adjective Tending to exaggerate in order to get attention.

   You're not bleeding out; the knife barely scratched your skin. Stop being so dramatic!

Similar words

melodramatic impressive spectacular striking hammy drama theatrical theater theatre fiction

Often followed by

and changes effect increase change art form action works

Word family

drama dramas dramatically dramatisation dramatisations dramatise dramatised dramatises dramatising dramatist