SCENE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SCENE?

Need another word that means the same as “scene”? Find 51 synonyms and 30 related words for “scene” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Scene” are: setting, view, picture, aspect, panorama, prospect, vista, scenery, conniption, fit, tantrum, shot, location, site, place, position, point, spot, outlook, sight, incident, event, episode, happening, moment, area of interest, field of interest, field, interest, speciality, territory, province, preserve, fuss, exhibition of oneself, performance, outburst, commotion, disturbance, row, upset, contretemps, furore, brouhaha, section, segment, part, clip, sequence, subdivision, division

Scene as a Noun

Definitions of "Scene" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “scene” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film.
• A specified area of activity or interest.
• A landscape.
• A place or setting regarded as having a particular character or making a particular impression.
• The place where some action occurs.
• An incident of a specified nature.
• The context and environment in which something is set.
• The painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale.
• A social environment frequented predominantly by gay people.
• Graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept.
• A subdivision of an act of a play in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed and which does not usually involve a change of characters.
• A representation of an incident, or the incident itself.
• The pieces of scenery used in a play or opera.
• A situation treated as an observable object.
• The visual percept of a region.
• An incident (real or imaginary.
• A sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera, or book.
• A subdivision of an act of a play.
• A public display of emotion or anger.
• A display of bad temper.
• The place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred.

Synonyms of "Scene" as a noun (51 Words)

area of interest	A particular environment or walk of life.
aspect	A characteristic to be considered. The air of desertion lent the place a sinister aspect.
brouhaha	Loud confused noise from many sources. The brouhaha over those infamous commercials.
clip	The act of clipping or snipping. A gilt clip fastened her hair.
commotion	The act of making a noisy disturbance. She was distracted by a commotion across the street.
conniption	A display of bad temper. His client was having conniptions on the phone.
contretemps	An awkward clash. The hotel had to deal with more than one contretemps before the end of the night.
disturbance	A noisy fight. There was a disturbance of neural function.
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. An infantry division.
episode	A passage containing distinct material or introducing a new subject. Acute psychotic episodes.
event	A special set of circumstances. The momentous political events of the late 1980s.
exhibition of oneself	The act of exhibiting.
field	The force exerted or potentially exerted in a field. A field of corn.
field of interest	A geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found.
fit	The manner in which something fits. He had a fit.
furore	A sudden outburst (as of protest. The verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry.
fuss	Elaborate or complex procedures; trouble or difficulty. I don t know what all the fuss is about.
happening	A partly improvised or spontaneous piece of theatrical or other artistic performance, typically involving audience participation. A multimedia happening.
incident	A single distinct event. Several amusing incidents.
interest	The selfish pursuit of one s own welfare self interest. Third parties having an interest in a building.
location	A determination of the place where something is. The property is set in a convenient location.
moment	The n th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n th power of the deviations from a fixed value. She was silent for a moment before replying.
outburst	A volcanic eruption. An outburst of heavy rain.
outlook	A person’s point of view or general attitude to life. He had a practical outlook on life.
panorama	An unbroken view of the whole region surrounding an observer. The tower offers a wonderful panorama of Prague.
part	The part played by a person in bringing about a result. The painting tells only part of the story.
performance	The capabilities of a machine, product, or vehicle. They admired his performance under stress.
picture	A photograph. They could still receive the sound but the picture was gone.
place	A building or area used for a specified purpose or activity. Took his place.
point	A decimal point. He walked point and I took the tail.
position	A proposition laid down or asserted a tenet or assertion. He moved himself into a reclining position.
preserve	Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar. Home made preserves.
prospect	A person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc. A viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary.
province	An area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility. It was his province to take care of himself.
row	The act of rowing as a sport. They won the championship three years in a row.
scenery	The natural features of a landscape considered in terms of their appearance, especially when picturesque. They worked all night painting the scenery.
section	A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical. He ate a section of the orange.
segment	The part of a circle enclosed between an arc and a chord. A large segment of the local population.
sequence	A following of one thing after another in time. A sonnet sequence.
setting	A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place. A place setting of sterling flatware.
shot	Sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put. They have fired the opening shot in what s expected to be a savage price war.
sight	The act of looking or seeing or observing. He was getting used to seeing unpleasant sights.
site	A website. Some servers use cookies to track users from site to site.
speciality	A pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time and effort and in which they are expert. His speciality was watercolours.
spot	An act that brings discredit to the person who does it. His bald spot.
subdivision	A section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided. The Birkenhead police subdivision.
tantrum	An uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration, typically in a young child. She threw a tantrum.
territory	The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state. The government was prepared to give up the nuclear weapons on its territory.
upset	The act of upsetting something. She didn t realize the upset she caused me.
view	Purpose the phrase with a view to means with the intention of or for the purpose of. Figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment.
vista	A mental view of a succession of remembered or anticipated events. Sweeping lawns and landscaped vistas.

Usage Examples of "Scene" as a noun

• I don't go out into the scene now.
• Scenes of 1930s America.
• The religious scene in England has changed in the last century.
• The emergency team were among the first on the scene.
• A scene of carnage.
• Beginning at Act One, Scene One.
• One of the biggest draws on the Irish music scene.
• Their parting was a sad scene.
• Scene changes.
• The first act has three scenes.
• He painted scenes from everyday life.
• They worked all night painting the scenery.
• He made a scene.
• She was loath to make a scene in the office.
• A scene from Tarantino's latest movie.
• Thick snow had turned the scene outside into a picture postcard.
• Relatives left floral tributes at the scene of the crash.
• The police returned to the scene of the crime.
• There had already been some scenes of violence.

Associations of "Scene" (30 Words)

backdrop	Lie behind or beyond; serve as a background to. The conference took place against a backdrop of increasing diplomatic activity.
background	Provide with background. Her voice suggested a tenacious working class background.
circumstance	The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event. Pomp and circumstance.
circumstances	Your overall circumstances or condition in life including everything that happens to you. A victim of circumstances.
cityscape	A viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area. The dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty.
condition	Establish a conditioned response. The baby was in good condition at birth.
diorama	A scenic painting, viewed through a peephole, in which changes in colour and direction of illumination simulate changes in the weather, time of day, etc.
elemental	Forming an essential or typical feature; fundamental. Failure is always apparent at this elemental level.
environment	The totality of surrounding conditions. A good learning environment.
environmental	Aiming or designed to promote the protection of the natural world. Environmental noise.
foreground	Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent. Issues which have occupied the political foreground in recent years.
innate	Inborn; natural. Her innate capacity for organization.
landscape	The genre of landscape painting. The event transformed the political landscape.
locale	The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting. Her summers were spent in a variety of exotic locales.
nature	The innate or essential qualities or character of a person or animal. They tried to preserve nature as they found it.
panorama	A picture or photograph containing a wide view. The tower offers a wonderful panorama of Prague.
panoramic	(of a view or picture) with a wide view surrounding the observer; sweeping. His panoramic vision of post World War I peace.
pomp	Ceremony and splendid display. I perceived Captain Delmar in all the pomp and pride of full uniform.
scenery	The natural features of a landscape considered in terms of their appearance, especially when picturesque. They had all helped with scenery and costumes.
scenic	(of a picture) representing an incident. A scenic artist from the Royal Opera House.
setting	The scenery and stage furniture used in a play or film. The perfect setting for a ghost story.
situation	Physical position in relation to the surroundings. That s quite a situation.
surrounding	All round a particular place or thing. Cardiff and the surrounding area.
surroundings	The things and conditions around a person or thing. I took up the time admiring my surroundings.
sylvan	Relating to or characteristic of wooded regions. A shady sylvan glade.
terms	Status with respect to the relations between people or groups. On good terms with her in laws.
unsanitary	Not sanitary. Unsanitary open sewers.
view	Purpose the phrase with a view to means with the intention of or for the purpose of. Figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment.
vista	A long, narrow view as between rows of trees or buildings, especially one closed by a building or other structure. Sweeping lawns and landscaped vistas.
within	Internally or inwardly. Beauty coming from within.