dramaturgic

adjective

variants or dramaturgical
Definition of dramaturgicnext
as in emotional

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramaturgic
  1. emotional
  2. ham
  3. hammy
  4. wondrous
  5. theatrical
  6. wonderful
  7. exciting
  8. sensational
Adjective
  • On Thursday, when Samueli Foundation officials called to notify grant winners – in this case, 22 nonprofits that will receive Build OC money – the conversations sometimes turned emotional.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • How does that messy, emotional person do something so clinical?
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of emotional
Adjective
  • Ham and pineapple is a classic pairing—and so is ham and Swiss cheese.
    — Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
Definition of ham
Adjective
  • Grisham had been one of the Yankees’ hottest hitters before hurting his hammy running the bases in Toronto on June 12.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • Smith remains wonderfully hammy.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
Definition of hammy
Adjective
  • The whimsy carries over to afternoon tea, served throughout the year in the hotel’s Pavilion and featuring fairytale and wondrous themes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • The tension between the various competing interests is handled with nuance and without taking sides, all while showing both the pitfalls and the wondrous potential of this annual spectacle.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of wondrous
Adjective
  • Obsession was released on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Tuesday following a 45-day theatrical window.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • From wall to wall, the round of 32 became a long, theatrical rush.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of theatrical
Adjective
  • The resort provides a hiking guide—Nafea Abdeljalil was wonderful—and of course transport.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
  • Izzy, a vulnerable, dry-humored lesbian, played with a hummingbird intensity by the wonderful Molly Bernard, marvels that the experience is hard to describe to anyone who hasn’t been through it, like sharing a dream.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Definition of wonderful
Adjective
  • The result is a chain of polite, yet simultaneously radical buildings with an exciting contour resembling a mountainous landscape – adding ‘bergen’ in De Bergen!
    — Bridget Borgobello July 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • The modern building is an exciting addition to the Fort Worth Cultural District and people are situated in backs around the lobby.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Definition of exciting
Adjective
  • Context that undermines sensational allegations is minimized.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Thomson’s most interesting point is that many movies are too busy being sensational to serve as a window to the world.
    — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of sensational
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