DRAMATIZING Synonyms
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 |