dramatic

6 definitions • 11 examples

very sudden or noticeable, or full of action and excitement:

a dramatic change/improvement

We watched scenes of the dramatic rescue on the news.

talking or behaving in a way that makes something seem much worse, more serious, more frightening, etc. than it really is:

"I'll never find another job!" "Don't be so dramatic! Of course you will!"

It may sound dramatic, but I felt like my life was over.

She burst into dramatic floods of tears.

relating to plays and acting:

She bought me the complete dramatic works (= texts to be performed) of Brecht for my birthday.

the American Academy of Dramatic Arts

the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

relating to plays and acting:

He’s as good in comedies as he is in dramatic roles.

(of an event or situation) producing excitement and strong interest because unexpected, surprising, or dangerous:

In a dramatic rescue, 10 crewmen were lifted to a helicopter just minutes before their ship sank.

Dramatic also means sudden and showing a big change:

There has been a dramatic reduction in crime in New York City.