Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun theater

3 senses of theater

Sense 1
theater, theatre, house -- (a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full")
       => building, edifice -- (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")

Sense 2
dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre -- (the art of writing and producing plays)
       => communication, communicating -- (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow")

Sense 3
field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations -- (a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years")
       => region -- (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions")