CLASSICISM Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

classicism

noun

Definition of classicism

as in dignity

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Recent Examples of classicism BelarteStudio Also at WSA, interior designer Nina Takesh will launch her Eastern Blush wallpaper collection inspired by Persian heritage, European classicism and Parisian fashion. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 The office itself leans toward old-school classicism, its conference and sitting rooms decorated with museum-quality Hudson River School paintings and 19th-century antiques. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026 The new film is both Akin’s strongest and, with its stately, picturesque classicism, his least characteristic work in some time. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026 After nearly a decade at the firm of AD100 Hall of Fame designer Daniel Romualdez, Boyle approached this project with a fluency in classicism and the choreography of rooms. — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classicism

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Noun

When serious illness interrupts that, there should be more space for care, dignity and support.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026
Efira stars as Marie-Lou, the director of an elderly care facility who is fighting to institute a philosophy of care built on listening and respect for her residents’ dignity, over the resistance of her own staff.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of dignity

Noun

How did a society just getting to grips with the alphabet produce works of such sophistication?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Many can only be visited with a guide, who’ll bring the paintings to life by explaining their symbolism and the remarkable sophistication of the people who created them.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of sophistication

Noun

Because when everyone can generate content instantly, the real scarcity becomes originality, along with perspective, taste, restraint and conviction.

— Adam Taylor, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Indiana continues to emphasize fiscal restraint and has approved further tax reductions.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of restraint

Noun

Unlike trends that involve shoving one pastry into another, salt bread’s virality is rooted in simplicity, capturing attention with little other than butter and a bit of salt.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
Platformization and simplicity drive cybersecurity buyers, and organizations with an appetite for new companies are often looking to complete their platform capabilities.

— Rohit Dhamankar, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of simplicity

Noun

Saariaho never once loses control of momentum and never insults her own tastefulness.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Stern’s design, woven through and behind the original 1908 building and the 1939 addition that gave the museum its full-block width, is transformative yet inconspicuous, embodying his values of understated patriotism, historical preservation, tastefulness, and memory.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025

Definition of tastefulness

Noun

All of this shone vividly through his work, which shared his joy, artfulness and deep feeling, and most of all privileged human experience and social interaction.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Mike Bowman, designer, furniture industry expert, and director of marketing for Harmonia Living, says this trend relies on furnishings to bring artfulness to a space—rather than just functionality.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026

Definition of artfulness

Noun

An emotional buildup isn’t new for them, but the clarity with which its alt-rock grandiosity is captured is—a result of trusting producer Alex Farrar, at Asheville’s Drop of Sun Studio, for the first time.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Griffith’s own work looks stiff and sentimental, weighed down with melodrama and grandiosity that may have seemed dated even in 1915.

— Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026

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