Synonyms for theatricals
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : thee-a-tri-kuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : θiˈæ trɪ kəl |
Top 10 synonyms for theatricals Other synonyms for the word theatricals
- acting
- assuming
- boards
- Broadway
- characterization
- climax
- curtain-raiser
- depiction
- dramatic art
- dramatics
- dramatization
- dramatizing
- dramaturgy
- enacting
- enactment
- entertainment
- farce
- feigning
- flop
- footlights
- hamming
- histrionic art
- histrionics
- imitating
- imitation
- impersonation
- improvisation
- mask
- mime
- mimicry
- one-act
- pantomime
- play acting
- playing
- portrayal
- portraying
- posing
- posturing
- potboiler
- pretending
- pretense
- putting
- rendition
- seeming
- show
- show business
- showing off
- showmanship
- simulating
- smash
- smash hit
- stage show
- stagecraft
- stooging
- tear-jerker
- theater
- theatre
- theatrical
- theatricals
- thespian art
- tragedy
- turkey
- vehicle
Définition of theatricals
Origin :- 1550s, "pertaining to the theater," from theater + -ical. Sense of "stagy, histrionic" is attested from 1709.
- As in play : noun theater piece
- As in acting : noun entertaining, performing
- As in melodramatics : noun theatrics
- As in drama : noun theatrical piece; acting
- We sat out the first part of the festivities, which were to conclude with theatricals.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- Last night at the theatre there were theatricals all over the house.
- Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell
- At Mrs. Maskleyn's they are mad for charades and theatricals.
- Extract from : « The Christmas Books » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Theatricals are held in a mammoth tent, as there is so far no theatre.
- Extract from : « Some Reminiscences of old Victoria » by Edgar Fawcett
- We cannot go out in this frightful weather, so we have theatricals.
- Extract from : « Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete » by Guy de Maupassant
- But I assure you the theatricals are not even mentioned, Madame!
- Extract from : « A German Pompadour » by Marie Hay
- So it had been on that far-off night in the Stuttgart palace gardens after the theatricals.
- Extract from : « A German Pompadour » by Marie Hay
- I met her, now and then, we had the theatricals, and the California trip.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Rachael » by Kathleen Norris
- They are talking of getting up some theatricals and concerts; I hope they wont.
- Extract from : « Lord Randolph Churchill » by Winston Spencer Churchill
- You can imagine that he didnt care to act in theatricals then.
- Extract from : « Le Cocu (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XVIII) » by Charles Paul de Kock
Antonyms for theatricals
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