Antonyms for drama

Grammar : Noun

Spell : drah-muh, dram-uh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdrɑ mə, ˈdræm ə

Definition of drama

Origin : 1510s, from Late Latin drama "play, drama," from Greek drama (genitive dramatos) "play, action, deed," from dran "to do, act, perform" (especially some great deed, whether good or bad), from PIE *dere- "to work." Drama queen attested by 1992.

noun theatrical piece; acting
noun turmoil in real life

Example sentences :

Her woman's intuition divined a sequel to the afternoon's drama.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

(§ 11), likens Plautine drama to "an opera of the early schools."
Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke

I now come to a point in the drama which at once demands and defies explanation.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

There is one astonishing instance of this towards the end of the drama.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

"Hamlet" is a drama of pathetic weakness, strengthened by a drama of revenge and jealousy.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

The drama was cultivated by the Incas, and dramatic performances were enacted before them.
Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous

Zegarra gives a useful vocabulary at the end of all the words which occur in the drama.
Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous

Of the antiquity of the drama of Ollantay there is now no question.
Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous

Why, there wasn't any drama in the world 'til Adam and Eve fell!
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

He utters them into the visible to work out their life—his drama.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for drama

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