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DRAMATIZING Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word dramatizing. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word dramatizing. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for DRAMATIZING

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depicting
verbv
noun

• a representation by picture or portraiture

performing
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• the performance of a part or role in a drama

portraying
verbv
noun

• a representation by picture or portraiture

showing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the display of a motion picture

• something shown to the public

staging
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the production of a drama on the stage

• a system of scaffolds

• travel by stagecoach

• getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket

enacting
verbv
verb

• order by virtue of superior authority; decree

• act out; represent or perform as if in a play

exhibiting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence

• something shown to the public

verb

• show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

• to show, make visible or apparent

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• walk ostentatiously

reenacting
verbv
verb

• enact or perform again

• enact again

• act out; represent or perform as if in a play

representing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

• express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

• be representative or typical for

• be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute

• serve as a means of expressing something

• be typical of

• form or compose

• be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

• create an image or likeness of

• play a role or part

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality

• point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance

• bring forward and present to the mind

• to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

acting out
nounn
noun

• a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult

• (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic

dramatise
verbv
verb

• put into dramatic form

• represent something in a dramatic manner

• add details to

adopt
verbv
verb

• choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

• take up and practice as one's own

• take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• take into one's family

• put into dramatic form

• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

aggrandise
verbv
verb

• add details to

aggrandize
verbv
verb

• add details to

embellish
verbv
verb

• add details to

• be beautiful to look at

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• make more beautiful

embroider
verbv
verb

• decorate with needlework

• add details to

lard
nounn
noun

• soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

verb

• prepare or cook with lard

• add details to

pad
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

• the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

• a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

• a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

• a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

• temporary living quarters

• the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

verb

• add details to

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• line or stuff with soft material

• add padding to

blow up
verbv
verb

• cause to burst with a violent release of energy

• make large

• get very angry and fly into a rage

• add details to

• burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

• exaggerate or make bigger

• fill with gas or air

• to swell or cause to enlarge

Best Hypernyms For DRAMATIZING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for dramatizing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
amplify compose exaggerate hyperbolise hyperbolize indite magnify overdraw overstate pen represent write

Alternatives for DEPICTING

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