BARDIC Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

bardic

adjective

Definition of bardic

as in poetic

having qualities suggestive of poetry "Now the trumpet summons us again" is one of the many bardic phrases in President Kennedy's inaugural address

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Bolstered by poetic visuals and stunning performances from the young cast, Thorne’s psychological approach offers profound insight into the unconscious impulses that underlie our current political crises.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
Last week, some of the brightest minds of my generation left us angry elegies and poetic travelogues.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of poetic

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There are ones who are more ideological, others more poetical.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.

— Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025

Definition of poetical

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Hers is a voice that ought to have a lifetime’s staying power, bolstered by a lyrical and musical sensibility that provide everything her instrument needs to deliver a happy succession of knockout blows.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 3 July 2026
The Brooklyn neighborhood where, if Swiftie lyrical interpretations are to be trusted, Swift left a now-infamous scarf at the home of one Maggie Gyllenhaal around 2010.

— Lily Boyce, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of lyrical

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