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 Before becoming a central figure in the renaissance of the Toronto Blue Jays, Gausman bounced around, needing time to refine his craft and maximize the potential that the baseball industry saw from an early age. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 This season has been a renaissance for Ginn, who started the year in Triple-A after posting an ERA above 5 last season. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 This milestone underscores China's rapid expansion, not a broad global nuclear renaissance. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 As its summers grow hotter, Europe offers Chinese appliance makers a potential renaissance. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for renaissance

Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance

Noun

That’s the upshot of a recent study aimed at revealing how the genetics of human olfaction has changed over the past few millennia.

— Willow Zhang, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
Other key events took place after the turn to the new millennium, including Charlotte Black Gay Pride holding its first event in July 2005, and Charlotte Pride disbanding in 2006.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of millennium

Noun

What a genuine new golden age would require A true golden age of American science would not simply preserve the status quo.

— H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
During California’s golden age of motoring, one Central Coast stop forever changed the American road trip.

— Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 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

The pinnacle was Brees' Super Bowl MVP performance against Indianapolis in February 2010 in Miami, marked by his second-half passing numbers of 19 completions on 20 attempts for 151 yards and two TDs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
For the select list of comedians who have sold out the place, filling the arena is considered a pinnacle of achievement.

— Hillary Atkin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026