DRAMATIC

adj. 1 theatric(al), dramaturgic(al), Thespian, histrionic, stage She was studying the dramatic works of Shakespeare There will be a festival of dramatic arts at the centre next week. 2 vivid, sensational, startling, breathtaking, sudden, striking, noticeable, extraordinary, impressive, marked, shocking, expressive, graphic, effective; complete, considerable, radical, major A dramatic change has come over him since meeting her 3 flamboyant, melodramatic, colourful, showy, stirring, spectacular; theatrical, histrionic, exaggerated, overdone His presentation was quite dramatic, well staged and with much arm-waving