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

1 sense of theatrical

Sense 1
theatrical performance, theatrical, representation, histrionics -- (a performance of a play)
       => performance, public presentation -- (a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity")

Antonyms of adj theatrical

1 of 2 senses of theatrical

Sense 2
theatrical (vs. untheatrical) -- (suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life")

untheatrical (vs. theatrical) -- (not suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a well-written but untheatrical play"; "an untheatrical personality")

Similarity of adj theatrical

2 senses of theatrical

Sense 1
theatrical -- (of or relating to the theater)

Sense 2
theatrical (vs. untheatrical) -- (suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life")
       => histrionic, melodramatic -- (characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose")
       => showy -- (displaying brilliance and virtuosity)
       => stagy, stagey -- (having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics")