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Documentary

🔄 Synonyms of "Documentary"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
infotainmentnoun	A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both information and entertainment, consisting of mostly celebrity news and human drama.
documental	(archaic) Of or relating to written evidence; documentary.
docudramanoun	A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of documented events.
documentary film	A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a non-fictional motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a historical record".

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Documentary"

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Word	Definition
docudramanoun	A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of documented events.
infotainmentnoun	A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both information and entertainment, consisting of mostly celebrity news and human drama.
documentalnoun	(archaic) Of or relating to written evidence; documentary.
documentary film	A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a non-fictional motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a historical record".
writtenverb	Having been written.
writingnoun	(uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
archivalnoun	Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
librarynoun	An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.
documentationnoun	Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.
recordnoun	An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
readingnoun	The process of interpreting written language.
documentnoun	An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.
literaturenoun	The body of all written works.
movienoun	(chiefly Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.
briefingnoun	A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking.
referencenoun	The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
exhibitverb	(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
informationnoun	Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
proofnoun	(uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
piecenoun	A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.