Synonyms for theater

noun

1. A building intended for theatrical productions

   playhouse, concert hall, coliseum, hippodrome, circle theater, round theater, Greek theater, odeum, theater in the round, house, opera house, amphitheater, assembly hall, movie theater, cinema, drive-in, multiplex, movies; see also auditorium.

2. The legitimate stage

   stage, drama, Broadway, the boards, theatrics, footlights, legit*, the oak*, the deck*; see also comedy, movies 2, show 2.

3. Any place of military action

   arena, combat area, battleground, sphere of operations, field, sector, terrain, bridgehead, front, salient, objective, target area, no-man's-land; see also battlefield.