undramatic

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adjective

Not dramatic; lacking in dramatic action.

Similar
unspectacular
Opposite
dramatic
OriginEnglish dramatic ← Latin drāmaticu ← Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveundramatic (comparative more undramatic, superlative most undramatic)

comparative more undramatic · superlative most undramatic

  1. Not dramatic; lacking in dramatic action.

    […] they supply the rest—all told in a long-winded, undramatic dialogue.

    1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “II. The Suppliant Maidens”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 40

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking dramatic force and quality

Similar
unspectacular
Opposite
dramatic
Also see
unspectacular

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  9. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  10. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  11. Latindrāmaticu
  12. Englishdramatic
  13. Englishundramatic

From un- + dramatic.

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Translations

Danish udramatisk
  • udramatisknot dramatic
Norwegian Bokmål udramatisk
  • udramatisknot dramatic
Cite this entry
APA

undramatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undramatic

MLA

“undramatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undramatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undramatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undramatic.

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