View synonyms for dramatically

dramatically

[ druh-mat-ik-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in a way that relates to plays or the theater; in or as a play:
The author's choice of words may imply that his text is to be read aloud or acted out dramatically.
in a way characteristic of or appropriate to the theater, especially in involving conflict, intense emotion, or exaggerated speech or action:
The speaker was quite a showman, first crouching behind the lectern, then rising up dramatically to demonstrate the rapid progress of some nations.
in a way that is typical of a play in form or structure:
The film is dramatically structured—not in its narrative form, but in the way it focuses on the faces, bodies, and voices of specific performers.
in a striking way; with a striking effect or to a striking degree:
During Hurricane Sandy, mobile internet usage spiked dramatically as people went online to get answers.
Her dark hat and scarf dramatically set off her pale and delicate features.

It could dramatically improve quality of life in communities throughout the developing world.

In Scandinavian countries this discrimination has been dramatically reduced.

Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.

His harrowing escape from Vienna when Hitler took Austria in March 1938 is dramatically chronicled in his memoirs.

While violent offenses are dramatically down in Bed Stuy, pockets of violence persist here.

He thrust his cane dramatically through a sheet of a newspaper, which he had caught up from a table.

Carlson frowned, remained dramatically silent for a moment while he twisted his mustache.

She had suddenly presented herself to me like something dramatically recalled, fine, generous, infinitely capable of feeling.

These he emptied upon the table dramatically; white shining metal, sparkling as the candle flames wavered.

He turned dramatically, as though he were playing King Lear.

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