scenes

NOUN

setting of a performance or event

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arena display landscape location picture place scenery set setting show sight site spectacle spot stage theater view

STRONG

backdrop background blackout exhibition flat flats locale locality outlook pageant representation seascape tableau

WEAK

mise en scène

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hiding

WEAK

composure

NOUN

part of a dramatic performance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act episode incident part piece routine spot

STRONG

bit schtick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

WEAK

composure

NOUN

display of emotion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

performance

STRONG

commotion confrontation exhibition fit fuss row tantrum to-do upset

WEAK

carrying-on temper tantrum

Antonyms

STRONG

calm peace

WEAK

composure

NOUN

field of interest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arena culture field setting world

STRONG

business compass environment milieu sphere

Antonyms

WEAK

composure

Example Sentences

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Scenes of celebration at the prison gates included several prisoners with shaved heads who shouted "We are free!" as they exited, ending an anguished wait by their families.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Scenes were also filmed at a popular camping site in nearby Llanbedr.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Scenes like this are tricky enough to pull off tastefully in dramatized films, but here, the sequence feels impossibly grievous.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

Scenes switch effortlessly from Prague, with its shadowy bridge looming over the Moldau, to a Brooklyn tenement, a busy office, a tony art gallery, and the roof of the Empire State Building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 23, 2025

For the talent show, I was to play a piece called “Pleading Child” from Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan