RENAISSANCE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

renaissance

noun

ˈre-nə-ˌsän(t)s

Definition of renaissance

as in millennium

a period of high artistic or cultural development the 19th-century literary renaissance that prompted people to refer to Boston as the Athens of America

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dark age

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of renaissance That renaissance is due in large part to work the Gaultier team has done to highlight the brand’s creative codes, story and patrimony. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 The bookstore chain has seen a remarkable digital-age renaissance, and is actually expanding in the Atlanta area. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 14 July 2026 His relative good health has sparked something of an on-field renaissance. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 July 2026 Denver lately has been experiencing a vinyl-culture renaissance, with a steady stream of listening bars, mom-and-pop retailers, and all-vinyl dance parties filling up empty spaces and calendar spots. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for renaissance

Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance

Noun

At the start of the new millennium, its then-current steward sent the vehicle back to Zagato for a comprehensive restoration.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 July 2026
Nearly three millennia after audiences first heard these stories, Nolan’s The Odyssey has huge expectations.

— Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of millennium

Noun

The 30-year-old actor is set to portray the golden age film and dance star in Sony Pictures‘ untitled Fred Astaire drama, directed by Paul King, which was announced five years ago.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Keep Market Trends in Mind Vintage Heuer chronographs from the golden age of the 1960s and ’70s are excellent buys and can be found for less than $10,000, Wind says.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

Definition of golden age

Noun

Civilizations could have risen to their zenith and crumbled in the time our micrometeoroid spent traversing the unfeeling expanse of interplanetary space, but its demise lasted but a fraction of a second.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
There was a time when the odd chart slot and a feature on the soundtrack of the latest FIFA game would mark the mainstream zenith of a breakthrough junglist.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of zenith

Noun

Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
The same cannot be said of GB1, the new brand name for Ainslie’s fourth assault on the America’s Cup, regarded as the pinnacle of international sailing.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026