Synonyms for theater
ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə-the·ater

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1. theater, theatre, housenoun

   a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

   "the house was full"

   Synonyms:
   sign, dramatics, field of operations, mansion, planetary house, theatre of operations, dramaturgy, menage, theater of operations, home, sign of the zodiac, family, star sign, business firm, dramatic art, house, firm, field, theatre, household

2. dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatrenoun

   the art of writing and producing plays

   Synonyms:
   house, dramatics, field, theater of operations, dramaturgy, field of operations, theatre, dramatic art, theatre of operations

3. field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operationsnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   dramatic art, sphere, field of study, house, champaign, battlefield, flying field, subject area, study, playing area, area, force field, subject, theater of operations, theatre of operations, field of honor, bailiwick, field of view, theatre, battleground, subject field, airfield, playing field, field of force, athletic field, field of operation, discipline, landing field, field of operations, dramatics, domain, line of business, dramaturgy, arena, field, field of battle, orbit, plain

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1. • Building
   • Region
   • Theater
   • Theater Of War

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1. theaternoun

   Synonyms:
   playhouse, odeon, lyceum, arena, stage, scene, field

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1. List of paraphrases for "theater":

   theatre, drama, cinema, theaters, scene, teatro, theatres, theatrical, opera, movies

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1. Will Smith:

   It's a case of reacting — you see something happening and react, frame and focus, and then take the photo. Photographing in the theater, the exposure for the stage and the audience were very different, so there are a lot of technical settings to juggle.

2. Julie Heckman:

   We still can't go to the movie theater or any concerts or festivals, fireworks are affordable family fun.

3. Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki:

   I just got lucky that we couldn't find a theater to do all the guts of the theater and all the hallways and dressing rooms that worked, and because of that, we had to chop.

4. William Schaffner:

   Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's certainly a novel and provocative approach to trying to prevent this illness. We need all the help we can get, what we've seen are previews of coming attractions, as they say in the movie theater.

5. Abdul Qadir Farookh:

   When I was very young, I studied Shakespeare in Afghan theater, he has a huge heritage and I am proud to say that I have played Shakespeare's Othello.