Academic Dictionary
Home / Thesaurus / Amphitheater
Find the word that fits

Amphitheater: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Amphitheater

Alt. of Amphitheatre

View the full dictionary entry Compare this word with another →
35 useful connections shown 9 reviewed relationships and 26 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Broader term 4

Arena 76% connected

The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered w…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words
Bowl 76% connected

A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words
Gallery 76% connected

A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or passage excavated by…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words
Stadium 76% connected

A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. I…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words

Derivationally related 2

Component part 1

Vomitory 70% connected

Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Definition Compare both words

Synonym 2

Amphitheatre 92% connected

An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Definition Compare both words
Coliseum 92% connected

The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the world.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Definition Compare both words
Explore further

Words from the same subject

These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.

Altar noun · 86% connection

A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Arcade noun · 86% connection

A series of arches with the columns or piers which support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary appurtenances; sometimes ope…

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Arch noun · 86% connection

Any part of a curved line.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Area noun · 86% connection

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Balance noun · 86% connection

An apparatus for weighing.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Balcony noun · 86% connection

A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony i…

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Bascule noun · 86% connection

In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Boarding p. pr. & vb. n. · 86% connection

of Board

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Body noun · 86% connection

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physi…

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Bridge noun · 86% connection

A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to m…

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Building p. pr. & vb. n. · 86% connection

of Build

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Catchment noun · 86% connection

A surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Coil verb · 86% connection

To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Colonnade noun · 86% connection

A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Column noun · 86% connection

A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of b…

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Complex noun · 86% connection

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Construction noun · 86% connection

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
Corner noun · 86% connection

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.
Definition Compare
All dictionary tools

Explore Academic Dictionary

The same nine destinations available from the header menu are shown here as a clear, fully visible grid.

Dictionary Definitions and meanings Thesaurus Synonyms with nuance Academic writing Evidence and analysis Professional Workplace vocabulary Word origins Etymology and roots Subjects Specialist dictionaries Word clusters Connected vocabulary Word similarity Compare two words Crossword Play with vocabulary
Feedback