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 But there are some very intriguing narratives in play after the genre of TV went through a renaissance this year. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 July 2026 Campos was two players in one, a footballing renaissance man. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Newman sees the current renaissance of small-scale makers as a return to an earlier ideal. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 July 2026 The second wave crested with the craft barbecue renaissance of the 2010s, when pitmasters began treating cuts of meat with the reverence white-tablecloth restaurants reserved for seasonal produce. — Charlie Kolodziej, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for renaissance

Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance

Noun

But what’s a millennium between friends (or frenemies, depending on your point of view)?

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Not far away lay a replica Viking longship, a smaller version of the vessel used by their spiritual and ancestral kin to explore and raid from North America to North Africa a millennium earlier.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of millennium

Noun

This is simultaneously the series’ cozily romantic zenith and the clearest case for why Louis and Lestat should not be together.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
But at its zenith, the location attracted the global A-list and fashion crowd, both within its rooms and food and beverage spaces, before the arrival of social media.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2026

Definition of zenith

Noun

The end of the week could be the pinnacle of Brody Bumila’s young baseball career with the MLB draft commencing Saturday.

— Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
The July Fourth celebration was the pinnacle of a three-day event hosted by Nylon, part of Bustle Digital Group, and hosted at The Surf Lodge.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 6 July 2026