Antonyms for dramatic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : druh-mat-ik

Phonetic Transcription : drəˈmæt ɪk

Definition of dramatic

Origin : 1580s, from Late Latin dramaticus, from Greek dramatikos "pertaining to plays," from drama (genitive dramatos; see drama). Meaning "full of action and striking display, fit for a drama" is from 1725. Dramatic irony is recorded from 1907. Related: Dramatical; dramatically.

adj exciting, moving

Example sentences :

The circumstances were painful, but added a dramatic touch to the scene.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

But his methods are not possessed in the main of dramatic respectability.
Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke

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

The laws of the time gave no protection to musical and dramatic copyright.
Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent

As if in dramatic accord with his words, the bells jangled loudly at the gate.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

This, in its dramatic possibilities, is not a yard to be despised.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Amelia had no idea of dramatic values, but she was playing an effective part.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

This is a very modest narrative of fact, and we could not afford so dramatic a luxury as that.
Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

The dramatic impulse, as well as all other impulses of our nature, are from the Maker.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

Alas for the duty of straight-forwardness and dramatic unity!
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various

Synonyms for dramatic

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