Synonyms of ballads

ballads

noun

plural of ballad

as in songs

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment

a haunting ballad about lost love and loneliness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• songs
• hymns
• lyrics
• anthems
• vocals
• ditties
• jingles
• lullabies
• choruses
• carols
• cantatas
• psalms
• chorales
• lays
• spirituals
• medleys
• arias
• serenades
• dirges
• blues
• requiems
• paeans
• madrigals
• chants
• part-songs
• chansons
• canticles
• rockers
• folk songs
• motets
• standards
• chanteys
• glees
• hallelujahs
• art songs
• laments
• noels
• descants
• remixes
• drinking songs
• rounds
• torch songs
• croons
• threnodies
• pops
• fight songs
• roundelays
• barcaroles
• covers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ballads

Despite murder ballads being a country music tradition, programmers didn’t seem to embrace women doing it so gleefully. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

Another common variation is that not all ballads tell a story. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

But on the piano, laser-beamed into his songcraft, he’s quietly electrified, at seemingly at peace as his tenorous vocal glissando and nimble fingerwork on the piano produce shiveringly tender folk ballads that echo Harry Nilsson and Van Morrison. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Local-language pop ballads and American rap music blast from speakers. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

The film is directed by David Ayer, a purveyor of wild action flicks and ballads of masculinity; the screenplay is the debut effort of Cameron Alexander. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Then there’s the entertainment team including a pair of dancers who tackle everything from the tango to bachata, a singer who goes for Alicia Keys-style ballads, a jazzy vocalist, and a piano player. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

For more than three decades, his romantic ballads and hits have provided the soundtrack for couples swaying cheek-to-cheek to the sensual gouyad of konpa rhythms. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

By 2017, Cyrus was covering her tattoos with makeup, wearing all white, and singing ballads of marital devotion. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026