theaters

NOUN

stage, building for performance

Synonyms

WEAK

amphitheater arena assembly hall auditorium barn boards cinema coliseum concert hall deck drama drive-in footlights hall hippodrome house locale movie movie house oak odeum opera house playhouse room scene show hall site

NOUN

stage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amphitheater arena auditorium cinema concert hall drama hall house movie movie house opera house playhouse room scene site theatre

STRONG

barn boards coliseum deck drive-in footlights hippodrome locale oak

WEAK

assembly hall odeum show hall

Example Sentences

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Theaters have been plagued by steep declines in ticket sales following the pandemic, as well as changing audience habits in a world increasingly focused on streaming.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Theaters will become antiquated, and the demand for home theaters will skyrocket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Theaters would loudly protest any attempts to shrink windows, until the pandemic and resulting theater closures forced the issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Last month, AMC Theaters issued a new advisory to prohibit singing during the musical.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2024

Theaters showed documentaries as newsreels before the main feature.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti