Dramatic and Plain

Dramatic

Dramatic adjective - Given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting.
Usage example: oh, don't be so dramatic, and just tell us, without the pregnant pauses, what happened

Plain is an antonym for dramatic.

Plain

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

Dramatic is an antonym for plain.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

Both words in one sentence

  • Narm / Video Games While the effect is intentional to imply that he's sort of inhuman, the stilted whispering can get just plain overblown at times even during dramatic monologues.
  • Ship Sinking Ship Teasing often occurs before the sinking to enhance the dramatic effect of the sinking, and there some creators who are just plain sadistic and love to see their fandom squirm before they breach the hull and tell them to say hello to Jonah.
    Source: Ship Sinking
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