dramatises
Makes overly theatrical
Dramatises is the British spelling of dramatizes.
To dramatise is to adapt something for theatrical or film presentation: The novel was dramatised for television.
It also means to exaggerate or present something in an overly emotional way: She tends to dramatise every minor setback.
Represents as greater than reality
- amplifiesIncreases strength or volume
- inflatesFills with gas
- magnifiesIncreases perceived size
- embellishesAdds decorative elements
overplays · sensationalises · hyperbolizes · overemphasizes · distorts · stretches · escalates · intensifies
Raised performance platform
- actingTemporarily holding position
- performanceCarrying out a task
- scriptWritten words for performance
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
director · rehearsal · monologue · soliloquy · costume · scenery · spotlight · audience
Recounting events aloud
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- conflictOpposition between parties
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- tensionStretched or strained state
arc · suspense · characters · resolution · foreshadowing · twist · backstory · subplot
Elaborately decorated
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- floweryElaborately ornamental in style
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
flamboyant · histrionic · melodramatic · overwrought · grandiose · ostentatious · lavish · baroque
overstates
Represents as greater than reality
embellishes · overplays · sensationalises · hyperbolizes · overemphasizes · distorts · stretches · escalates · intensifies · aggrandizes
stage
Raised performance platform
- actingTemporarily holding position
- performanceCarrying out a task
- scriptWritten words for performance
playwright · director · rehearsal · monologue · soliloquy · costume · scenery · spotlight · audience · curtain
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
tension · arc · suspense · characters · resolution · foreshadowing · twist · backstory · subplot · scene
ornate
Elaborately decorated
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- floweryElaborately ornamental in style
theatrical · flamboyant · histrionic · melodramatic · overwrought · grandiose · ostentatious · lavish · baroque · affected
dramatisesunderstates
Presents as less important
downplays · minimises · plays down · de-emphasises · soft-pedals
dramatisesdocuments
Formal written records
reports · records · chronicles · summarises · abstracts
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