dramatize
Make overly theatrical
Dramatize means to adapt something for dramatic presentation—turning a novel into a play or film: The book was dramatized for television.
More commonly, it means to present something in an exaggerated, theatrical way, making events seem more exciting or serious than they are: She tends to dramatize every minor setback.
The noun is dramatization.
Represent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- inflateFill with gas
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- magnifyIncrease perceived size
embroider · hyperbolize · overdraw · overplay · aggrandize · heighten · color · overemphasize
Film's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- scriptWritten words for performance
- filmMovie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
stage · director · producer · casting · series · miniseries · novelization · reinterpretation
Raised performance platform
- theaterVenue for live drama
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- actorOne who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
scene · monologue · dialogue · soliloquy · costume · scenery · lighting · curtain
Execute or present
- enactPass into law
- portrayRepresent through performance
- act outPerform or misbehave
- depictRepresent through art
play · role-play · mimic · rehearse · improvise · ad-lib · overact · ham
Recounting events aloud
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- conflictOpposition between parties
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- tensionStretched or strained state
suspense · arc · resolution · denouement · foreshadowing · subplot · twist · pacing
overstate
Represent as greater
magnify · embroider · hyperbolize · overdraw · overplay · aggrandize · heighten · color · overemphasize · sensationalize
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- scriptWritten words for performance
- filmMovie or coating
television · stage · director · producer · casting · series · miniseries · novelization · reinterpretation · reimagining
stage
Raised performance platform
- theaterVenue for live drama
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- actorOne who portrays characters
actress · scene · monologue · dialogue · soliloquy · costume · scenery · lighting · curtain · proscenium
perform
Execute or present
depict · play · role-play · mimic · rehearse · improvise · ad-lib · overact · ham · emote
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
tension · suspense · arc · resolution · denouement · foreshadowing · subplot · twist · pacing · protagonist
- lay it on thickexaggerate, overstate, embellish, ham it up, overact
- expressionexpress, convey, communicate, verbal, nonverbal
- exaggerateoverstate, amplify, magnify, embellish, inflate
- performingperform, sing, play, act, dance
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
- presentationpresent, deliver, introduce, demonstrate, display
dramatizeunderstate
Express with restraint
downplay · minimize · play down · de-emphasize · underplay
- dramatic effectHeightened emotional impact
- dramatic characterFictional person performed
- dramatic pauseIntentional silence for emphasis
- dramatic monologuePoem as character's speech
- dramatic languageExaggerated or emotional wording
- dramatic themesCentral ideas in theater
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