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dramatic
adjective as in exciting, moving
Strongest matches
breathtaking, climactic, comic, emotional, impressive, melodramatic, powerful, sensational, startling, striking, sudden, tense, theatrical, thrilling, tragic, vivid
Weak matches
affecting, effective, electrifying, expressive, farcical, histrionic, suspenseful, thespian, tragicomic
Example Sentences
They face an Argentina side fresh from a dramatic 33-24 win over Scotland at Murrayfield -- a match where the Pumas were 21-0 behind with just over a quarter of the game remaining.
The scene’s dramatic payoff wasn’t originally scripted and almost didn’t happen, as the cabin set had to be redesigned so one side could be removed.
Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday, strutting to victory after the beauty pageant's host had publicly chastised her, among several dramatic missteps in the run-up to the final stage.
But things took a dramatic turn at a pre-pageant ceremony early this month, when Mr Nawat told off Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch, in front of dozens of contestants for failing to post promotional content.
This would mark a dramatic departure from the reality that has emerged in the first quarter of the 21st century.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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