Synonyms & related words for screenplay

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of screenplay. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to screenplay

Explore words related to screenplay — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include teleplay, screenwriting, screenwriter, script, scriptwriting, scenarist, scriptwriter, promptbook. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does screenplay come from?

The word screenplay breaks down into 2 roots of Old French and Old English origin: screen-, from Old French escren (“screen, shield”); and -play, from Old English plegan (“play”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.