Synonyms for
Cinema
Definition
a place where people go to watch movies
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- going to the cinema
- cinema screen
- cinema ticket
- cinema complex
- independent cinema
- art cinema
- cinema history
Word family
Usage note
While 'cinema' can refer to the art form or industry, it is also commonly used to refer to the place where films are shown, especially in British English. In American English, 'movie theater' or 'movie house' is more common for the venue.
Example sentences
- My mom and I like to go to the cinema on weekends.
- There's a new cinema that just opened up down the street.
- I'm excited to see the new movie that's playing at the cinema.
- The cinema is always packed on Friday nights.
- We bought some popcorn and soda at the cinema before the movie started.
Quotes
At the cinema, we do not think, we are thought.
Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world.
Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.